Immigration March - DC

Organizers Expect Crush for Immigrant Rights Rally
Up to 180,000 Protesters May Converge on Mall

By Nancy Trejos and Aruna Jain
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, April 10, 2006; Page A01

In churches, shops and sidewalks across the Washington region yesterday, thousands of people bustled in preparation for a rally that immigration advocates say could be a pivotal moment for Latinos and other groups seeking to demonstrate their political clout.

Organizers of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice -- or La Marcha , as some volunteers are calling it -- said it could draw as many as 180,000 people to the Mall and hundreds of thousands more in nearly 100 cities nationwide.

Although no one knows for certain how many people will show up at the D.C. rally, the event has the potential to complicate the afternoon rush hour.

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