SEATTLE—Some 700 people rallied here March 18 against the Sensenbrenner bill, which makes it a felony to live in the country without proper documents, or to assist those who do. Thousands more protested across the United States in mid-March in Trenton, New Jersey; Portland, Oregon; and other cities. Protest organizers often back the McCain-Kennedy “immigration reform” bill, which creates a guest worker-type program to maintain a pool of superexploited labor and lays the groundwork for a national identity card.

—CECELIA MORIARITY