Protesters Clash at Republican Presidential Debate - Arizona

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As Republican candidates debated in the Mesa Arts Center, protesters including undocumented students, tea partiers, occupy movement members and Syrian president opponents, shouted slogans and held up signs and placards outside.

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in Society, on the 22nd of February 2012

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Chris Jackson and other supporters of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul demonstrate outside the complex where Paul debated with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich in the city of Mesa.

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Undocumented students who live in the United States without legal status and who advocate for the DREAM Act, protest against Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate who said he would veto the proposed legislation if he becomes president.

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Mitch Rubin, of the End the War Coalition, protests outside where the Republican Presidential Primary debate took place in the city of Mesa. Rubin and his group oppose a unilateral attack of the U.S. against Iran.

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Two men with opposing political views clash in a heated argument outside the Presidential Republican Debate. Presidential candidate Ron Paul’s followers were some of the most vocal protesters.

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Jehad Sibai, a member of an Arizona-based movement opposing Syrian president Bashar al-Assad politics, demonstrates outside the Presidential Republican debate. Sibai is a native of Syria and resident of the United States.

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Two members of the Occupy Movement hold a banner with a message inviting others to join their cause. The Occupy Movement was among several groups who promoted their own social causes.

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A man holds signs against immigration enforcement by Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff Joe Arpaio and deportation policies of U.S. president Barack Obama. The man belongs to the immigrant and human rights Arizona-based group Puente Movement.

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Men from the Arizona immigrant rights Puente Movement hold a banner against immigration enforcement tactics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio is an aggressive enforcer of immigration laws and has arrested thousands of immigrants.

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The Haymarket Squares, a local music band, plays a song outside the Presidential Republican debate.

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A boy who was part of an Arizona-based group opposing Syrian president Bashar al-Assad politics waves a Syrian flag outside the Presidential Republican debate.

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Members of the group Arizona Billionaires for Wealthcare demonstrate outside the presidential debate in Mesa, Arizona. The group is a grassroots network of health care activists who use sarcasm to seek changes in the healthcare system.

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Members of the group Arizona Billionaires for Wealthcare demonstrate outside the presidential debate. The group is a grassroots network of health care activists who use sarcasm to seek changes in the healthcare system.

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