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Selma-Montgomery march, immigration law drawing young people, first-time protesters

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Nearly 1,000 people showed up for the fifth day of marching between Selma and Montgomery on the day that focused on Alabama‘s tough immigration law and workers’ rights issues.

Seventeen-year-old Beatriz Rosaliano says she became politically-active after Alabama passed its law requiring residents to show proof of citizenship during traffic stops and other official transactions.

The march drew demonstrators from nearby Florida to as far away as Washington state.

Seventeen-year-old Beatriz Rosaliano says she became politically-active after Alabama passed its law requiring residents to show proof of citizenship during traffic stops and other official transactions. Rosaliano was brought to the U.S. illegally when she was 2. She says she began protesting the law this year.

The Rev. Al Sharpton says he is encouraged by the many young and new demonstrators brought by the march. He says it shows people realize they’re dealing with today’s issues, rather than battles of the past.