WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- More than 100 U.S. cities braced for rallies for the rights of illegal immigrants Monday, the second day of marches and demonstrations.
The demonstrations, which are being coordinated by an umbrella organization known as the National Capital Immigration Coalition, began Sunday in more than 20 cities, including Dallas, where police estimated that 300,000 to 350,000 people gathered.
The events were scheduled to continue in cities including Phoenix, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Topeka, Kan., and 20 cities in California.
In Washington, organizers said the afternoon march could draw as many as 180,000 people, the Washington Post reported.
A fractious immigration overhaul is under way in Congress, with partisan divisions on issues such as a wall along the Mexican border, increased border security, expelling an estimated 12 million people, and President George Bush's proposal of a guest worker program.
