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Discusses the [[March 11, 2007 Chicago march]]

subtitle: Immigration rally marks anniversary of massive march

Marking the anniversary of the first of several massive immigration marches in Chicago last year, about 1,000 demonstrators rallied again in the Loop Saturday in what organizers said was a warm-up to other mobilizations planned for the spring.

...Omar Lopez, a lead organizer, told the crowd of mostly Hispanic immigrants, many holding American flags or hoisting children on their shoulders.

..."There's an awful lot of thought behind what we have to do," said Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The group last week launched a $450,000 lobbying campaign that will include community field trips to the offices of state and federal legislators.

...Frances Aparicio, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who is contributing to a book about last year's marches...