Illegal immigrants end hunger strike in N.C.
RALEIGH (AP) — Three women in the United States illegally have ended a hunger strike in North Carolina after one of them was hospitalized briefly.
Multiple media outlets reported the women cited safety concerns when they decided Monday to end the hunger strike they started in Raleigh on June 14.
They hoped to convince U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan to support a bill to allow some undocumented immigrants permanent residency by attending college or serving in the military. Hagan has said she won't support the bill.
Twenty-two-year-old Loida Silva had to be treated for heat stroke Monday.
The women say a known sexual predator had threatened them.
The women subsisted on water, Pedialyte and Gatorade. They say they were glad to raise public awareness about the legislation.
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