UPI PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2006

Undocumented workers pick flowers during a warm spring day, April 8, 2006, in Carlsbad, California a city just north of the US- Mexican border. Heartened by huge marches across the United States and President George W. Bush's support for a guest-worker program, Mexican workers remain optimistic that the immigration bill in the U.S. Congress can be transformed into something that will ultimately benefit millions of illegal migrants. (UPI Photo/Earl Cryer)