As a government shutdown continued in the nation’s capital, in part because of disagreement over how to handle the fates of young peopl…
Thousands of people hit the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second Women’s March in L.A.
It’s one of hundreds of events planned across California and the country.
The event started at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Pershing Square. Attendees began marching at 10 a.m., reaching Grand Park and City Hall around 11, where a very long list of politicians and activists are scheduled to speak until 3 p.m.
Catch up on everything you need to know about the Los Angeles festivities, including street closures and transportation, here .
As a government shutdown continued in the nation’s capital, in part because of disagreement over how to handle the fates of young people brought to the country illegally as children, Gary Garcia, 55, held a sign in downtown Los Angeles supporting them.
“Dreamers must stay in the country they know,” the sign read, “the United States of America!”
The Marshall High School principal said he came to support his wife and women’s issues but said many of his students are DACA recipients and “they’re really stressed out.”
The fate of the so-called “Dreamers” is still up in the air after a federal judge blocked President Trump’s move to end the program, which allowed participants to stay in the country and obtain work permits and was set to expire March 5. The Trump administration has said it will ask the Supreme Court for a ruling on the matter.
Garcia and his wife, who both marched last year, left their Mid-City home at about 7 a.m. Saturday to get to the march. Garcia said he wants to continue to send a message to the president that his policies are unacceptable.
“If we don’t protest, it implies acceptance,” he said, standing near the corner of Fifth and Hill streets. “There’s so much that’s wrong right now.”
