About 200 people watch a jumbo screen showing President Obama’s speech on immigration reform during a rally outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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A large crowd gathers at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on the night President Obama makes his immigration speech. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Protesters attend a vigil at the Mexican Consulate near MacArthur Park for 43 students killed in Mexico. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Friends Miriam Lopez, left, Faby Jacome, Dulce Saavedra and Hairo Cortes console one another while watching President Obama’s speech. “It’s just unfair,” Saavedra said. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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At Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, vendors Maria Sanchez, 72, and son Luis Garcia watch the president’s speech. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Demonstrators watch the president’s speech during a rally outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Miriam Lopez, from left, Faby Jacome and Dulce Saavedra hug as they watch President Obama’s speech outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Two men watch the president’s speech in a storage room at Restaurant Santa Cecilia in Boyle Heights. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
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Rosalio Mendiola, 77, participates in a march and vigil for the 43 students killed in Mexico at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Dancers perform in front of the Mexican consulate near MacArthur Park where a large crowd gathered. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
