Participants carry a quilt made of the flags from many nations during an immigration march and protest to the Federal Building in Chicago, Thursday, May 1, 2008. Thousands of immigrants and activists gathered in cities across the country Thursday to demand comprehensive immigration reform, including citizenship opportunities for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.
Participants in an immigration march and protest make their way to the Federal Building in Chicago, Thursday, May 1, 2008. Turnout has fallen sharply since the first nationwide rallies in 2006, when more than 1 million people -- at least 400,000 in Chicago alone -- flooded streets and brought traffic to a standstill.
Carrying a large American flag, participants in an immigration march and protest make their way to the Federal Building in Chicago, Thursday, May 1, 2008. Activists hoping to re-ignite the immigration debate in time for the presidential elections say this year's efforts are focused less on protests and more on voter registration and setting an agenda for the next president.
Detroit
Protesters walk during an immigration march and protest in Detroit, Thursday, May 1, 2008. Immigration activists and civil rights leaders geared up for rallies and marches in cities nationwide, hoping to revive an immigration reform debate grown surprisingly stagnant in this presidential election year.
A protester holds up American and Mexican flags during an immigration march and protest in Detroit, Thursday, May 1, 2008.
Milwaukee
Several thousand supporters for immigration reform march across the 6th Street viaduct towards Veterans Park in downtown Milwaukee, Thursday, May 1, 2008. It was the third annual march to draw attention to the illegal immigration issue in the U.S.
Los Angeles
Raul Orozco walks towards other May Day protesters as they take to the streets downtown to call for immigration reform, Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Los Angeles.
May Day protesters take to the streets downtown to call for immigration reform Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Los Angeles.
May Day protesters take to the streets downtown to call for immigration reform Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Los Angeles.