CULLMAN, Ala. — An Alabama organizer of protests against the recent flood of undocumented people into the United States says she hopes the gatherings fuel a movement against the feds’ handling of the border surge.
Residents of Birmingham and Huntsville will join others Friday and Saturday in cities across the country in protesting illegal immigration.
More than a dozen groups, led by Make Them Listen and Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, are encouraging like-minded people to gather in more than 300 locations to protest the Obama administration’s immigration policies.
Deanna Frankowski, a Make Them Listen member who is organizing the local protests, told Alabama Watchdog states are trying to fight back against the feds bringing undocumented immigrants into their borders.
“We’re just allowing people to have a place to vent their frustration,” she said. “I think the more attention it gets across the country, the more people will be emboldened to fight the federal government.”
PROTESTING THE SURGE: Groups concerned about illegal immigration plan more than 300 protests across the United States
The protests in Birmingham are planned for a spot in front of Walmart on U.S. 280 from 7-9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to dusk Friday and 9 a.m. to dusk Saturday. In Huntsville, protesters will meet on the Interstate 565 overpass on Triana Boulevard from 5-8 p.m. Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday.
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