Day after day the story about immigrants is the story about immigration reform. The recent demonstration by undocumented students here showed that.

It is a powerful story of fear and courage and uncertainty.

Watch this audio slide show of the demonstration here in Chicago and tell me if you don’t agree. It is by Peter Holderness

http://www.peterholderness.com/iyjl/index.html

So the job for the ethnic news media now is to cover these developments, and to explain where they are going and what they may result in.

What will happen to these students? Are they truly the parallel story to the freedom riders of the 1960s’ in the American South?

Can you stay with this story by telling about one person, one group, one family over time?

The students’ coming out is a prelude to the march this Sunday, March 21, by thousands of groups to push for immigration reform in Washington.

As many as 6,000 persons in Illinois are expected to take part and this a story in itself. They are leaving on Saturday on dozens of buses, a scene that could easily become part of a longer story.

Who are these people? What are their hopes? What is different about immigration reform today in 2010 in terms of expectations of the average person?

These are the contacts for the march;

Catherine Salgado, 312.332.7360 x 235 or 630.362.6202 (mobile)

Salvador Cervantes, 312.593.6411 (mobile)

Kere Picon, 815.621.8065 (for details on buses & logistics)

If you write or broadcast anything let me know,

Stephen