Immigration March in Chicago.

On a sunny and warm day of spring in Chicago it was held the worldwide known May Day parade. As many folks may know, this holiday which is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labour movement is characterized by having thousands of people organized in different ways to protest about topics that generally concern a great part of the city's population. It's been quite a few years since the main focus of this march is regarding the Immigration laws in the United States.
Various ethnic groups gathered together in three vital points of the city to end an estimated 150.000 people march today in Grant Park. It was a very educational experience for myself to be part of this massive march and here is an illustrated chronology of this event:

Gathering at union park around 12:00 pm, distribution of flyers.

Protesters prepare a few drums before the march.














Beginning the march with colorful banners.
































Some of the other banners during the march.























One of the four 20 meter mini-runs by the anrachist and socialist protesters. You can actually see the black and red flags coming forward.



























Sideview of one of the various rising waves that were held during the march, it was nice to see all that solidarity from everybody.





















And the march ended at Grant Park around 4:00 pm, anarchist member tries to settle a black flag on Abraham's Lincoln monument, i believe to symbolize and conmemorate the martyrs of the Haymarket Riot and to remember lincoln as an emancipator on the abolition of slavery in the United States. Unfortunately this ended up with an intervention of the police for disturbing public ordinance.

Now the big question is: How is this going to make an effect on a possible immigration reform accepted by the Congress of the United States? Is something that we are uncertain like usual, but hopefully reforms like the Dream Act will be passed soon.