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The Columbian, May 02, 2006

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Immigrants Display Their Clout: Local Event Attracts 230 Marchers; Clark County Voices Join Chant for Change of Immigration Laws

About 230 people marched through downtown Vancouver Monday morning as part of a nationwide call for immigration reform. The national "Day Without Immigrants" effort also urged workers to walk off their jobs Monday, but it didn't seem to have much impact here, according to local business operators.

State Benefit Programs for Undocumented Immigrants Draw Fire; Initiative Drafted to Limit Access to Legal Workers

The national immigration debate has muscled its way onto Washington's political agenda. The issue: whether state taxpayers should subsidize benefits for undocumented workers. Over the weekend, backers of an initiative to deny a range of state benefits to illegal immigrants began circulating petitions after a court approved the measure's ballot title.

Salmon Leaps to Victory in State Quarter Vote

OLYMPIA The people have spoken, and they want the leaping salmon. That's the result with more than 134,000 votes counted of an opinion poll for three designs competing to grace the flip side of Washington's commemorative quarter.

Many Businesses, Schools Feel the Effects of Boycott

LOS ANGELES Hundreds of thousands of mostly Hispanic immigrants skipped work and took to the streets Monday, flexing their economic muscle in a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shutting many farms, factories, markets and restaurants. From Los Angeles to Chicago, Houston to New Orleans, the "Day Without Immigrants" attracted widespread participation despite divisions among activists over whether a boycott would send the right message to Washington lawmakers considering sweeping...