Hundreds in Chicago celebrated Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday, with marches and rallies demanding unconditional amnesty for immigrants, repeal of the Supreme Court decision against immigrant labor rights, U.S. Marines out of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, and an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine. Construction workers brought a giant rat to the rally with a sign on it saying, "Supreme Court," referring to the court’s March 27 antilabor decision denying undocumented workers protections under the law during union-organizing drives.  
 
 
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