AP: Groups spar over immigration issues outside of LA-area Home Depot

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Sunday, December 11, 2005

Groups spar over immigration issues outside of LA-area Home Depot

By: Associated Press

GLENDALE -- One person was arrested during a protest Saturday outside Home Depot as groups clashed over the placement of day laborer centers near some of the home improvement chain's stores.

About 200 people gathered outside the store, including members of the anti-illegal immigration group Save Our State, which has staged similar protests against Home Depot in other parts of Southern California.

While the protest grew heated at some points with both sides screaming and yelling over one another, only one person was arrested for allegedly pushing someone, police said. There were no reports of any injuries.

Save Our State contends some of the home improvement chain's stores are encouraging the flow of illegal aliens into the United States by helping to set up day laborer centers -- typically a trailer or staging area on store grounds where people gather to seek temporary work from building contractors or others.

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