April 11, 2006: 18 years ago, April 10 2006, 10,000 people marched for immigrant rights in [...]
18 years ago, April 10 2006, 10,000 people marched for immigrant rights in San Francisco’s Mission District. The demonstration was called in opposition to HR 4437, a proposed bill that would have rendered undocumented immigrants felons. The bill was later defeated
The National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice saw parallel demonstrations in 102 American cities (including San Jose, Oakland, and Berkeley), and was the high point of the 2006 immigration reform protest movement