Thousands marched and rallied July 1 in Chicago, above, to protest a local publicity campaign by the anti-immigrant Minuteman Project. The group campaigns against immigration, including by patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border to stop working people from crossing into the United States, and opposes the employment of undocumented workers. The protest was initially called by radio station disc jockeys.

The protesters, in their majority Mexican-born workers, streamed into the rally from all over southwest Chicago, carrying signs that said “Stop denying it: You need us,” “I’m not a terrorist; I’m a dishwasher in a restaurant,” “Minuteman, your minute is up!” and demanding the right to a driver’s license. Some banners and placards called for “amnesty” for immigrants, while others demanded “legalization.”

—ILONA GERSH  
 
 
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