Immigrant Rights Marches, Spring 2006 City State Date of event Estimate of Sources participants (lowest- highest) 1 Anchorage AK 4/10/06 24 Anchorage Daily News 2 Anchorage AK 5/1/06 1,000 Anchorage Daily News 3 Albertville AL 4/10/06 5,000 Chattanooga Times Free Press 4 Birmingham AL 4/9/06 4,000 SD Union Tribune 5 Birmingham AL 4/10/06 3,000 Birmingham News 6 Little Rock AR 4/10/06 3,000 Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Little Rock) 7 Phoenix AZ 3/24/06 20,000-25,000 Arizona Republic, Washington Post 8 Phoenix AZ 3/27/06 400 AP 9 Phoenix AZ 3/28/06 2,000 Arizona Republic Phoenix AZ 4/10/06 100,000-300,000 Arizona Republic, Washington Post, NYT, 10 CNN 11 Phoenix AZ 5/1/06 2,400 Azcentral.com 12 Tucson AZ 3/29/06 1,300 La Jornada, Arizona Daily Star 13 Tucson AZ 3/30/06 1,500 Arizona Daily Star 14 Tucson AZ 3/31/06 1,000 Live Journal 15 Tucson AZ 4/10/06 15,000 Arizona Daily Star 16 Tucson AZ 5/1/06 700 Tucson Citizen 17 Bakersfield CA 4/10/06 10,000 New America Media 18 Bakersfield CA 5/1/06 3,000 Bakersfield Californian 19 Bakersfield CA 3/29/06 1,800 Los Angeles Times 20 Bakersfield CA 3/31/06 1,000 Bakersfield Californian 21 Berkeley CA 4/10/06 200 San Francisco Chronicle 22 Concord CA 4/10/06 400 San Francisco Chronicle 23 Concord CA 5/1/06 1,000-2,500 Contra-Costa Times 24 Costa Mesa CA 4/1/06 1,500 La Opinión Digital, Fresno Bee, MSNBC 25 Costa Mesa CA 4/8/06 100 Fresno Bee 26 Farmersville CA 3/28/06 200 Fresno Bee 27 Farmersville CA 4/10/06 100 New America Media 28 Fresno CA 3/31/06 50 Bakersfield Californian 29 Fresno CA 4/5/06 150 Fresno Bee 30 Fresno CA 4/10/06 12,000 Fresno Bee, New America Media 31 Fresno CA 5/1/06 15,000 Fresno Bee 32 Hemet CA 5/1/06 300 Press-Enterprise 33 Huntington Park CA 5/1/06 8,000 LA Times 34 Kern County CA 3/29/06 3,000 Los Angeles Times 35 Los Angeles CA 3/24/06 2,700 La Opinión Digital 36 Los Angeles CA 3/25/06 200,000-500,000 Los Angeles Times, La Opinión, 37 Los Angeles CA 3/26/06 3,500 La Opinión Digital Los Angeles CA 3/27/06 8,500-36,500 News Journal Delaware Online, AP, Dallas 38 Morning News, NYT, Walla Walla Union- 39 Los Angeles CA 3/28/06 6,000 El Barlovento 40 Los Angeles CA 3/31/06 100 La Jornada 41 Los Angeles CA 4/6/06 100-900 La Opinión Digital 42 Los Angeles CA 4/10/06 10,000 San Francisco Chronicle 43 Los Angeles CA 5/1/06 650,000-700,000 La Times, La Opinión, Fox News, La Jornada 44 Madera CA 4/10/06 150 New America Media 45 Monterey CA 3/15/06 100 Indybay 46 Moreno Valley CA 5/1/06 500 Press-Enterprise 47 Oakland CA 4/10/06 5,000 Washington Post 48 Oakland CA 5/1/06 15,000-17,000 Oakland Tribune 49 Pajaro CA 5/1/06 6,000-10,000 Register-Pajaronian 50 Palm Springs CA 5/1/06 2,000 Press-Enterprise 51 Petaluma CA 5/1/06 200 Petaluma Argus-Courier 52 Richmond CA 4/10/06 250-300 San Francisco Chronicle 53 Riverside CA 3/27/06 1,000 Riverside Press Enterprise 54 Riverside CA 5/1/06 3,000 Press-Enterprise 55 Sacramento CA 3/25/06 4,000 La Jornada, AP 56 Sacramento CA 4/10/06 1,000-10,000 Bakersfield Californian, New America Media 57 Sacramento CA 5/1/06 15,000-18,000 Sacramento Bee 58 Salinas CA 5/1/06 13,000 Salinas Californian 59 San Bernardino CA 5/1/06 1,200 Press-Enterprise 60 San Diego CA 3/27/06 1,500-2,000 SD Union Tribune, Bakersfield Californian 61 San Diego CA 3/28/06 1,500-2,000 SD Union Tribune, Bakersfield Californian 62 San Diego CA 3/29/06 1,500-2,000 SD Union Tribune, Bakersfield Californian 63 San Diego CA 3/30/06 1,500-2,000 SD Union Tribune, Bakersfield Californian 64 San Diego CA 3/31/06 1,500-2,000 SD Union Tribune, Bakersfield Californian 65 San Diego CA 4/9/06 50,000 SD Union Tribune 66 San Diego region CA 5/1/06 2,500 10 News.com 67 San Francisco CA 3/26/06 5,000 NYT 68 San Francisco CA 4/23/06 2,000 La Opinión 69 San Francisco CA 5/1/06 30,000 San Francisco Chronicle, AP 70 San Jose CA 4/10/06 25,000 San Jose Mercury News 71 San Jose CA 5/1/06 100,000 San Jose Mercury News 72 San Ysidro CA 5/1/06 1,000-1,100 Los Angeles Times, CBS News 8 73 Santa Ana CA 5/1/06 5,000-10,000 AP, LA Times 74 Santa Barbara CA 5/1/06 15,000 LA Times 75 Santa Cruz CA 3/17/06 500 Indybay 76 Santa Cruz CA 5/1/06 3,000 Santa Cruz Sentinel 77 Santa Rosa CA 5/1/06 5,000-7,500 Oakland Tribune 78 Stockton CA 5/1/06 6,000 Oakland Tribune 79 Tracy CA 5/1/06 75 Oakland Tribune 80 Union City CA 5/1/06 400-1,000 Oakland Tribune 81 Watsonville CA 3/25/06 2,000 Register-Pajaronian 82 Watsonville CA 3/27/06 1,000 Register-Pajaronian 83 Watsonville CA 3/28/06 350 Register-Pajaronian 84 Watsonville CA 3/29/06 150 Register-Pajaronian 85 Boulder CO 4/10/06 150 Rocky Mountain News 86 Colorado Springs CO 4/10/06 1,000 Denver Post 87 Denver CO 3/25/06 50,000 Denver Post 88 Denver CO 4/10/06 7,000-10,000 AP 89 Denver CO 4/19/06 1,000 SD Union Tribune 90 Denver CO 5/1/06 50,000-75,000 Denver Post, La Opinión 91 Grand Junction CO 4/10/06 3,500-4,000 Rocky Mountain News 92 Hartford CT 4/10/06 1,000 AP 93 Hartford CT 5/1/06 1,000 Hartford Courant 94 New Haven CT 4/10/06 1,000-2,500 Hartford Courant 95 New Heaven CT 5/1/06 2,000-4,000 New Heaven Register 96 Stamford CT 5/1/06 3,000 Connecticut Post 97 Washington DC 3/6/06 30,000 Chicago Tribune Washington DC 3/27/06 1,000 Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare 98 Policy, NYT, San Jose Mercury News 99 Washington DC 4/10/06 180,000 NYT 100 Georgetown DE 2/14/06 1,500 Portland Independent Media Center 101 Wilmington DE 3/27/06 12 News Journal Delaware On Line 102 Belle Glade FL 4/10/06 500-800 Palm Beach Post 103 Fort Lauderdale FL 4/10/06 150 cbs4.com 104 Fort Lauderdale FL 5/1/06 500 Miami Herald 105 Fort Myers FL 2/22/06 1,000 Fort Myers News-Press 106 Fort Myers FL 4/10/06 75,000 Orlando Sentinel 107 Homestead FL 5/1/06 1,200-5,000 Miami Herald, Rumbo de Houston 108 Lake Worth FL 4/10/06 4,500 Palm Beach Post 109 Miami FL 4/9/06 7,000 SD Union Tribune 110 Miami FL 4/10/06 3,000-5,000 Miami Herald 111 Miami FL 5/1/06 5,000 Miami Herald 112 Orlando FL 4/9/06 2,000 Orlando Sentinel 113 Orlando FL 5/1/06 20,000 Miami Herald 114 Pensacola FL 4/9/06 1,000 Pensacola News Journal 115 Plant City FL 4/10/06 200 St. Petersburg Times 116 Sarasota FL 4/10/06 100 Sarasota Herald-Tribune 117 Tampa FL 4/10/06 3,000 St. Petersburg Times 118 West Palm Beach FL 4/10/06 5,000 Palm Beach Post 119 Atlanta GA 3/24/06 80,000 Atlanta Journal-Constitution 120 Atlanta GA 4/10/06 40,000-50,000 Houston Chronicle, AJC, NYT 121 Atlanta GA 5/1/06 4,500 USA Today, Mercury News 122 Des Moines IA 4/9/06 5,000-6,000 Des Moines Register 123 Storm Lake IA 5/1/06 400-500 USA Today 124 Boise ID 4/9/06 4,000 SD Union Tribune 125 Aurora IL 4/6/06 1,000 Chicago Tribune 126 Aurora IL 5/1/06 9,000 Chicago Tribune 127 Chicago IL 3/10/06 100,000-300,000 Chicago Tribune, CBS2 Chicago 128 Chicago IL 4/10/06 1,000 Fair Immigration Reform Movement 129 Chicago IL 5/1/06 400,000-750,000 Chicago Tribune, Univision Chicago 130 Cicero IL 5/1/06 200 Chicago Tribune 131 DeKalb IL 5/1/06 500 Chicago Tribune 132 Elgin IL 5/1/06 1,000 Chicago Tribune 133 Joliet IL 5/1/06 600 Chicago Tribune 134 Urbana-Champaign IL 4/10/06 1,000 News Gazette 135 Fort Wayne IN 4/2/06 1,000 Journal Gazette 136 Goshen IN 4/8/06 1,700-2,000 Goshen News, Elkhart Truth 137 Indianapolis IN 4/10/06 10,000 AP 138 South Bend IN 4/10/06 3,000 AP 139 Garden City KS 4/10/06 3,000 Austin American-Statesman 140 Kansas City KS 3/24/06 2,000 Kansas City Star 141 Kansas City KS 4/10/06 2,000 Press Enterprise 142 Wichita KS 4/10/06 4,000 AP 143 Lexington KY 4/10/06 7,000 Herald Leader Louisville KY 4/4/06 450 Courier Journal, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 144 Houston Chronicle 145 Louisville KY 5/1/06 550 Lexington Herald-Leader 146 Morehead KY 5/1/06 60 Lexington Herald-Leader 147 New Orleans LA 5/1/06 3,000 WWWLTV.com 148 Boston MA 3/27/06 2,500 Boston Globe 149 Boston MA 4/10/06 10,000 Washington Post 150 Boston MA 5/1/06 5,000-8,000 Boston Globe 151 Fitchburg MA 5/1/06 500 Sentinel and Enterprise 152 Kensington MD 3/30/06 300 Washington Post 153 Salisbury MD 4/10/06 200 Capital 154 Portland ME 4/9/06 150 Maine Today 155 Detroit MI 3/27/06 50,000 Detroit Free Press 156 Detroit MI 4/9/06 100 Detroit Free Press 157 Detroit MI 4/10/06 20,000 NYT 158 Detroit MI 5/1/06 1,000 Detroit Free Press 159 Grand Rapids MI 3/27/06 7,000 Grand Rapids Press 160 St. Paul MN 4/9/06 30,000-40,000 SD Union Tribune, Washington Post 161 St. Louis MO 4/9/06 5,000 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 162 Jackson MS 4/10/06 400-500 AP 163 Burlington NC 5/1/06 1,000 News and Observer 164 Chapel Hill NC 4/10/06 100 Daily Tar Heel 165 Chapel Hill-Carrboro NC 5/1/06 40 News and Observer 166 Charlotte NC 3/25/06 3,000-7,000 La Jornada, Charlotte Observer, AP 167 Charlotte NC 4/18/06 50 La Noticia 168 Columbia NC 4/10/06 3,000 Charlotte Observer 169 Durham NC 4/10/06 50 Herald Sun 170 Huntersville NC 4/13/06 50 La Noticia 171 Lenoir/Hickory NC 4/9/06 200 hickoryrecord.com 172 Lumberton NC 5/1/06 5,000 Robesonian 173 Raleigh NC 4/10/06 200 Charlotte Observer 174 Siler City NC 4/10/06 4,000 News and Record 175 Smithfield NC 4/10/06 200 Charlotte Observer 176 Wilmington NC 4/9/06 100 Star News Online 177 Wilmington NC 4/10/06 100 Star News Online 178 Winston-Salem NC 4/10/06 1,500 journalnow.com 179 Lincoln NE 4/10/06 4,000 Omaha World Herald 180 Norfolk NE 4/10/06 1,000 Omaha World Herald 181 Omaha NE 4/10/06 8,000-10,000 Omaha World Herald 182 South Sioux City NE 4/10/06 5,000 Omaha World Herald 183 Trenton NJ 3/30/06 200-1,200 Ocean County Observer, La Jornada, AP 184 Trenton NJ 5/1/06 1,500 AP, Mercury News 185 Albuquerque NM 4/9/06 1,000 Albuquerque Tribune 186 Albuquerque NM 5/1/06 1,500 Albuquerque Tribune 187 Santa Fe NM 4/9/06 2,000 Albuquerque Tribune, New Mexican 188 Santa Fe NM 4/10/06 2,000 Alburqueque Journal 189 Las Vegas NV 3/31/06 4,000 Las Vegas Sun 190 Las Vegas NV 4/1/06 150 Fresno Bee 191 Las Vegas NV 4/10/06 3,500 AP 192 Las Vegas NV 5/1/06 1,500 Las Vegas Review-Journal 193 New York NY 4/10/06 100,000 NYT, 194 New York City NY 3/25/06 200 NYT, FFF 195 New York City NY 3/26/06 1,000 El Diario-La Prensa 196 New York City NY 4/1/06 4,000-10,000 NYT, La Jornada 197 New York City NY 5/1/06 3,000 NYT 198 Rochester NY 4/10/06 250 AP 199 Cleveland OH 3/25/06 1,800 Plain Dealer 200 Columbus OH 3/26/06 3,000 La Prensa, AP, Plain Dealer 201 Toledo OH 4/10/06 300 AP 202 Tulsa OK 5/1/06 2,000-4,000 Tulsa World 203 Eugene OR 4/10/06 300 Register Guard 204 Eugene OR 5/1/06 400 Register-Guard 205 Hood River OR 5/1/06 1,300 Hood River News 206 Medford/Rogue Valley OR 5/1/06 500 Mail Tribune Sou rn Oregon's News Source 207 Portland OR 3/4/06 2,000 Portland Oregonian 208 Portland OR 5/1/06 8,000-10,000 Oregonian, Katu.com 2 News ABC 209 Salem OR 4/9/06 5,000-10,000 Salem Statesman Journal 210 Salem OR 4/10/06 10,000 AP 211 Salem OR 5/1/06 8,000 Oregonian, Katu.com 2 News ABC 212 Allentown PA 5/1/06 500 Morning Call 213 Harrisburg PA 4/10/06 200 AP 214 Philadelphia PA 2/14/06 5,000 Washington Post 215 Philadelphia PA 4/10/06 7,000 Washington Post 216 Philadelphia PA 5/1/06 1,000 Camden [NJ] Courier-Post 217 Pittsburgh PA 4/10/06 100 Houston Chronicle 218 Providence RI 4/10/06 2,000 AP 219 Charleston SC 4/10/06 4,000 Post and Courier 220 Columbia SC 4/10/06 3,000-5,000 State 221 Greenville SC 4/10/06 2,500 State 222 Sioux Falls SD 4/10/06 300 AP 223 Chattanooga TN 4/10/06 200 Chattanooga Times Free Press 224 Chattanooga TN 5/1/06 700 Chattanooga Times Free Press 225 Jonesborough TN 4/10/06 300 Chattanooga Times Free Press 226 Knoxville TN 3/18/06 600 WBIR 227 Knoxville TN 4/10/06 2,500 Knoxville News Sentinel 228 Memphis TN 4/10/06 10,000 Commercial Appeal 229 Nashville TN 3/29/06 9,000-15,000 Tennessean, Chattanooga Times, 230 Arlington TX 4/1/06 100 Star Telegram.com 231 Austin TX 4/10/06 10,000 Washington Post 232 Birdville TX 3/29/06 100 Star Telegram.com 233 Dallas TX 3/25/06 1,500 AP 234 Dallas TX 3/26/06 1,500 Austin American-Statesman 235 Dallas TX 3/27/06 1,500-4,000 Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News 236 Dallas TX 3/28/06 3,000-4,000 Houston Chronicle, La Estrella de Dallas 237 Dallas TX 4/9/06 350,000-500,000 Dallas Morning News 238 El Paso TX 3/27/06 6,000 El Paso Times 239 El Paso TX 3/29/06 700 El Paso Times 240 El Paso TX 3/30/06 2,000 El Paso Times 241 El Paso TX 3/31/06 6,000 El Paso Times 242 El Paso TX 4/10/06 300 Houston Chronicle 243 Fort Worth TX 4/9/06 7,000 Star Telegram.com 244 Haltom City TX 4/1/06 150 Star Telegram.com 245 Harlington TX 4/10/06 100 Houston Chronicle 246 Houston TX 3/25/06 6,000 Houston Chronicle 247 Houston TX 3/27/06 1,000 Houston Chronicle 248 Houston TX 4/10/06 50,000 Houston Chronicle and Forbes 249 Houston TX 5/1/06 10,000-15,000 Times-Picayune, Rumbo de Houston 250 Los Fresnos TX 4/12/06 80 AP 251 San Antonio TX 4/10/06 18,000 Houston Chronicle 252 San Antonio TX 5/1/06 18,000 Rumbo de San Antonio 253 Tarran County TX 3/28/06 100 Star Telegram.com 254 Tyler TX 4/10/06 2,000 Houston Chronicle 255 Salt Lake City UT 4/9/06 20,000 Salt Lake Tribune, Houston Chronicle 256 Blacksburg VA 4/10/06 25 Roanoke Times 257 Northern Virginia VA 3/30/06 1,500 Washington Post 258 Richmond VA 4/10/06 4,000 Richmond Times Dispatch 259 Kennewick and Pasco WA 3/30/06 300 Tri-City Herald 260 Seattle WA 4/10/06 25,000 Seattle Times 261 Seattle WA 5/1/06 20,000-65,000 Seattle Times 262 Walla Walla WA 3/31/06 400 Walla Walla Union-Bulletin 263 Yakima WA 4/2/06 2,000 Yakima Herald Republic 264 Yakima WA 5/1/06 5,000-8,000 Seattle Times 265 Madison WI 4/10/06 10,000 NYT 266 Madison WI 5/1/06 3,000 AP 267 Milwaukee WI 3/23/06 10,000-30,000 Milenio Diario, AP, La Jornada 268 Milwaukee WI 5/1/06 10,000-70,000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, AP Totals 3,568,566-5,111,716 This database was compiled by Xóchitl Bada, Jonathan Fox, Elvia Zazueta, and Ingrid García