500,000 Pack Streets to Protest Immigration Bills - Los Angeles Times

Thousands protest against House-passed HR 4437, an anti-immigration bill that opponents say will criminalize millions of immigrant families and anyone who comes into contact with them.

(Bob Chamberlin / LAT)

Mar. 25, 2006

500,000 Pack Streets to Protest Immigration Bills - Los Angeles Times: "A crowd estimated by police at more than 500,000 boisterously marched in Los Angeles on Saturday to protest federal legislation that would crack down on undocumented immigrants, penalize those who help them and build a security wall along the U.S.' southern border.

Spirited but peaceful marchers — ordinary immigrants alongside labor, religious and civil rights groups — stretched more than 20 blocks along Spring Street, Broadway and Main Street to City Hall, tooting kazoos, waving American flags and chanting, 'Sí se puede!' (Yes we can!)."