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It used to be that protesters took to the streets to build public support for their cause. Now they do it to show their strength. Instead of moving you to join them, now they want you to know that they won't be moved. That's especially true when the issue is illegal immigration. Around the country, immigrant-rights activists, illegal-immigration apologists and open-border advocates are protesting immigration reform efforts in Congress. In Chicago, nearly 100,000 people clogged the streets recently in support of immigrants and looser immigration laws. Clearly offended by efforts to criminalize the undocumented, many protesters carried signs with slogans...

<p>It made millions transporting illegal immigrants as far as the East Coast, deal says.</p> <p>Golden State Transportation Co., a bus company with facilities in Tucson, pleaded guilty yesterday to six felonies related to bringing illegal immigrants into the country and moving them as far as the East Coast, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney in Arizona.</p>

<p>Pressure is increasing on Gov. Gray Davis to sign a measure approved Wednesday by the state Senate that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses -- with unions joining the list of supporters.</p> <p>If the measure clears the Assembly -- and supporters are confident it will -- Davis for the second consecutive year will have to deal with the politically sensitive issue.</p>