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 | Democracy Now Report

More Indymedia Reports: Austin | Boston | Colorado | Connecticut | Dallas: 1, 2 | Flagstaff, AZ | Fresno | Houston | Los Angeles | Madison, WI | Miami | Minneapolis/St. Paul | New York City | North Carolina | Oakland | Ohio | Oklahoma City | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | Portland, OR: 1, 2 | Rochester, NY | Salem, OR: 1, 2 | San Diego | San Francisco: 1, 2 | San Jose, CA | San Rafael, CA | Seattle | St. Louis | Stanford, CA Tennessee | Tuscon, AZ | Urbana Champaign | Washington, DC

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 US Indymedia's April 10th Page for an archive of related Indymedia coverage and background links.