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Hundreds of Students Walk Out of Classrooms to Support Immigrant Rights

Hundreds of Students Walk Out of Classrooms to Support Immigrant Rights

Students once again played a key role in the May Day protests. In Los Angeles, city officials reported around six hundred students walked out of class to join the march for immigrant rights. Meanwhile in Detroit, dozens of students were arrested for taking part in a walkout that also protested the planned closure of dozens of schools. We speak with two student organizers. [includes rush transcript]

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