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PHILADELPHIA—More than 1,000 people, mostly immigrants from Latin America and East and Southeast Asia, gathered at Constitution Center here February 14 to oppose attacks on the rights of immigrants. Banner reads: “Immigrants united, will never be defeated.” Protesters opposed legislation in U.S. Congress that calls for extending a fence along U.S.-Mexico border, increasing penalties for document fraud, and mandating felony charges for those without proper documents. Organizers urged workers from around the region to take the day off to join the rally. They said a concurrent protest in Georgetown, Delaware, where many poultry workers live, drew 2,000.

—GEORGE CHALMERS  
 
 
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