by Yucheng Tang
posted Feb. 3
More than 100 people participated in a peaceful protest to show solidarity with immigrants today in Chico, and more hit the streets in Gridley and elsewhere in the state.
Participants marched around Chico State, danced spontaneously in City Plaza, and stood on the sidewalk next to the plaza, holding signs and shouting at passing vehicles.
Magdalen Riestra, 21, a public health student at Chico State, organized the protest.
“There’s a lot of issues surrounding immigration and immigrants coming into this country for a better life,” Riestra said. “They are being told by the media and our president that they are not wanted here and that is not fair. They built America since a long time ago, and no person is illegal on stolen land.