Protesters in Costa Mesa, California, hold an US flag in the distress position as they gather to decry pending federal legislation on illegal immigration. Thousands of demonstrators rallied in this conservative California town and in New York protest plans for a US legislative crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Brad Houck from Moore, Okla., sets on the steps of the Capitol during a counter rally Sunday, April 2, 2006, in Oklahoma City. A day after more than 5,000 people, mostly Latinos, rallied at the state Capitol to protest proposed state immigration policies, about 200 people gathered on the same Capitol steps to support legislation to stop illegal immigrants from receiving public assistance and require public employees to report suspected undocumented workers.
Members of the Ruminahui Association, who are relatives of migrants, are seen with their legs wrapped in chains during a protest against U. S immigration reform that is supported by President George W. Bush outside the Ecuadorean Archiepiscopal Palace in Quito, Ecuador, on Monday, April 3, 2006. The poster says: ' Down with the wall of terrorl'
Marchers from a coalition of conservative groups demand tougher immigration laws during a rally Sunday, April 2, 2006, at the Capitol in Oklahoma City. The gathering came a day after more than 5,000 people, mostly Latinos, rallied at the Capitol to protest proposed state immigration policies.