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8 illegal immigrants detained at Georgia protest
David Goldman Illegal Immigrant Virdiana Martinez is arrested during a protest for rights for higher education for illegal immigrants that blocked traffic Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Eight young illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday for sitting in the middle of a busy street in front of the Georgia Capitol, protesting their lack of access to higher education in a scene reminiscent of civil rights demonstrations decades ago.
The group, made up of mostly students, believe their plight is similar to movement the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led, and they met with former activists from the 1960s to hash out their civil disobedience plan. As the foreign-born youngsters sat in the road, at times holding hands, hundreds of supporters lined the street and cheered in support as the illegal immigrants were led away in handcuffs.
Before the sit-in the youngsters, their voices trembling, each stood before the crowd, took a microphone and announced: "I am undocumented, and I am unafraid."
In telling their stories, they took a risk like many of their parents made when they came to the U.S. to find a better life. Many said that, despite their grades, they have found their immigration status might prevent them from going to college, in part because they can't afford costly out-of-state tuition fees. Most also don't qualify for federal aid and at times, state help.
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8 illegal immigrants detained at Georgia protest
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These Mexican gangsters think they can bled every dollar from the US treasury and leave real Americans starving. Can they?