Thousands Rally in Washington

March 26, 2010

As the House of Representatives moved on the final passage of Health Care Reform last weekend, tens of thousands of people rallied in the bright sunlight a few hundred yards west of the Capitol. Thousands had arrived by trains and busses and cars from all across the nation—many are without documents to be in the U.S. legally—to urge President Obama to fulfill a campaign promise and to advocate that the Congress make Immigration Reform the next item on the national agenda.

Yasmeen Qureshi reports that the crowd was filled with hope.

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Watch the video from the White House that was shown at the rally on the Mall:

source: whitehouse.gov

UPDATE: Healthcare Reform & Latinos

While the rally on the Mall progressed, nearly all eyes of the press were trained on the Capitol building up the hill and on the historic reform of health care that was being voted upon.

The day before, thousands of protestors had converged on DC to protest the Bill from a number of perspectives: some saying it did too much, some saying it didn’t do enough, some saying the government has no business in healthcare to begin with.

Maria checks in with EFE correspondent Maria Peña about the final version of the Bill and what it means for Latinos.

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This is an extended version of their conversation. A shorter version was included in the broadcast edition of the program.

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