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CHICAGO (AP) - After another, smaller round of protest marches, immigration rights advocates on Wednesday were left asking the same question they posed last year: What comes next in the quest for reform?
Turnout nationwide at Tuesday's rallies was light compared with a year ago, when more than 1 million people took part. And the smaller crowds raised doubts about the future of the movement and its ability to seek changes.
"Last year, it was easy," said Isabel Garcia, a key organizer of the May 1st Coalition in Tucson, Ariz. "Everybody was gathering. The politicians, the radio stations across the country were promoting this march for what was called comprehensive immigration reform. That phrase has been watered down and lost."
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