LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Several thousand students walked out of classes at high schools around Las Vegas today in solidarity with immigration reform protests in other states.
Many went to the Las Vegas Strip before congregating in groups of several hundred at a time in the grandstands at Clark County High School.
Police reported five arrests for minor offenses after a scuffle near the campus, which is a couple of miles west of the Strip. The arrested included four adults and one juvenile.
But demonstrations remained orderly under heavy police presence, and no injuries were reported.
The protests come with the U-S Senate taking up a bill in Washington to determine the future of some 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.
Students also protested today in California, Texas, Michigan and Arizona.
They say they oppose legislation that would make it a felony to be in the US illegally, impose new penalties on employers who hire illegal immigrants, and build fences along part of the US and Mexican border.
Many went to the Las Vegas Strip before congregating in groups of several hundred at a time in the grandstands at Clark County High School.
Police reported five arrests for minor offenses after a scuffle near the campus, which is a couple of miles west of the Strip. The arrested included four adults and one juvenile.
But demonstrations remained orderly under heavy police presence, and no injuries were reported.
The protests come with the U-S Senate taking up a bill in Washington to determine the future of some 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.
Students also protested today in California, Texas, Michigan and Arizona.
They say they oppose legislation that would make it a felony to be in the US illegally, impose new penalties on employers who hire illegal immigrants, and build fences along part of the US and Mexican border.
