Illegal immigrant “Dreamers” tried to disrupt the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday, saying they wanted to draw attention to their plight as Congress debates whether to grant them full legal status.
Several protesters tried to stage a demonstration by rushing out into the street and sitting down in the middle of the parade route as a band marched by. The protesters wore red T-shirts and chanted “Undocumented, unafraid,” which has become a motto of the illegal immigrant community demanding an amnesty.
Police quickly pulled them to their feet and pushed them to the side of the route, with the disruption lasting just a few seconds.
The protesters, organized by the Seed Project, said the country depends on Dreamers, calling themselves “the backbones of our schools, industries and communities.”
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