On April 9th and 10th 2006, immigrants and their allies gathered in cities across the US to oppose the harsh and unworkable House Resolution 4437, and call for the full enfranchisement of all immigrant workers. These protest built on several weeks of mass protest on this issue in what amounts to the largest display of decentralized, coordinated protest in US history. On Thursday, proposed compromise legislation stalled in the Senate. Protesters say they seek real immigration reform that is comprehensive, respects civil rights, reunites families, protects workers, and offers a path to citizenship for the current undocumented and future immigrants to the US.Highlights: 500,000 in Dallas! | San Diego's Largest March since Vietnam War | Bay Area Roundup | Video from Philadelphia | Video from San Francisco
More Indymedia Coverage | Democracy Now Report
Related: Madison IMC: Local paper edits AP story to represent rally turnout as in the hundreds instead of the thousands initially reported. | LA IMC: Threatened by Principal, Student Walkout Organizer Commits Suicide
See our Immigrant Rights Topic , Static and April 10 pages for an archive of related Indymedia coverage and background links.
Combined Coverage of the April 10 Day of Action and Aftermath 
Marching and rallying in Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut on April 10th, thousands of immigrants who now call Connecticut home declared their opposition to the Republican attempts to criminalise undocumented workers. They were joined by churches, labor groups and local elected officials. Photos and story appear on Homefront, 
http://www.homestead.com/homefront
Meanwhile there was a protest organized by Lee High School Students that took place after the school day. 100 students and supporters attended including Coucilman Khan [see photos and report] It seems that organizers from the April 10th Coalition deliberately tried to exclude the very students who have been at the forefront of this spontaneous movement.
Coverage from the Open Publishing Newswire:
Stories: Raj
Photos: Art Browning, CLT, Crooked Cricket, Gabriel Suárez: 1, 2, 3, Gislaine, Harbeer: 1 | 2 | 3, RoB: 1 | 2, Trick Baby
Video: Harbeer: 1 | 2
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Read the breaking news as it occured on April 10th | Indymedia.us national coverage of April 10th Protests
The reason it was unexpected is because I usually consider myself up to date with political actions around Portland. This one caught me by suprise. What I saw was a large group, maybe 500-700 of people, mainly students, with flags of all nations, signs, and white t-shirts. They were just finishing up a rally when I arrived, and forming up to march. The police were standing by, of course, maybe 7 of them, and one of them was radioing for reinforcements. The police, however, were not the focus of this rally. The people lined up and started to walk. It felt a bit akward at first, as there was only one megaphone and no chants, but soon people began some of the most spirited chants I have ever heard. The chanted without megaphone support, spontaniously, loudly, and constantly. It was something I have never seen at any other protest. These people were into it!
read the full article...related: Up to 8,000 march for Immigrant Rights in Portland (4 photos) | Weekend of Action/Fin de Semana de Acci?n | At least 50,000 marching in Seattle Call To Action: Connect Anti-War Movement Sit-Ins With The Fight For Immigrants Rights | Jobs With Justice
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