A pro-illegal alien march and rally held in Dallas on Sunday called Mega March 2017 drew several thousand attendees, way short of the 100,000 planned for by organizers. The turnout pales in comparison to the 2006 Mega March in Dallas that drew an estimated 500,000 and stretched many packed city blocks. In contrast the 2017 Mega March only thinly fills half the lanes of about six blocks as seen from aerial video by KXAS-TV.
UPDATE: Dallas Police released their march attendance estimate: about 3,200less than one percent of the 500,000 who marched in 2006. The #MegaMarch2017 is winding down. The crowd estimate was about 3,200 and there were no reported incidents or arrests.
The #MegaMarch2017 is winding down. The crowd estimate was about 3,200 and there were no reported incidents or arrests.
Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) April 9, 2017
Aerial photos posted by the Dallas Police show the less than impressive turnout as compared to 2006.
Be advised, the #MegaMarch2017 is about to begin. There will be road closures downtown. #MegaMarch pic.twitter.com/nsy670tEU9
Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) April 9, 2017
#MegaMarch2017 underway, end of march has left Ross/Pearl. #MegaMarch pic.twitter.com/AfsVHxNVX3
Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) April 9, 2017
It appears the organizers compressed the march to half the width of the road in order to make the march appear better attended it actually is.
Here is a photo of the 2006 Mega March in Dallas from the same perspective of the church that shows a wall of people packing the street as far as the eye can see.
Image via Dallas Morning News Twitter post.
Organizers of the rally made their pro-illegal alien agenda clear in a tweet on Saturday promoting the march, We demand that the aggressions against the #Undocumented and #Immigrant community stop. #Resistance #HereToStay #NoBanNoWall #HumanRights
We demand that the aggressions against the #Undocumented and #Immigrant community stop. #Resistance #HereToStay #NoBanNoWall #HumanRights pic.twitter.com/d7EoOpPrZr
megamarch2017 (@megamarch2017) April 9, 2017
The Dallas Democratic Party also posted their support for unchecked illegal immigration with the use of the hashtag #NoBanNoWallNoRaids.
We are out here with @JudgeClayJ at the #megamarch2017! #NoBanNoWallNoRaids pic.twitter.com/2lAOhdNGWl
Dallas Democrats (@dallasdemocrats) April 9, 2017
Curiously, the photo the Democrats displayed features Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins at the march giving a thumbs up to the camera. (So much for that oath to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, right, Your Honor?)
Currently at the The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, where the #MegaMarch2017 is set to begin. #Family #Unity #Justice 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/EB9uJtfqQh
Judge Clay Jenkins (@JudgeClayJ) April 9, 2017
The organizers have ensured that American flags are prominently displayed at the march, unlike the marches where illegals are free to show how they really feel and carry the flags from their home countries while burning American flags.
Reminders for everyone marching today @megamarch2017 #megamarch2017 #dallasmegamarch2017 #wethepeoplemarch pic.twitter.com/5nNsjnE9Cj
Brina Palencia (@BrinaPalencia) April 9, 2017
Dallas Police posted twin photos of the march at the end point of City Hall.
#MegaMarch2017 is now @CityOfDallas Plaza. Be advised of #traffic around City Hall. #MegaMarch pic.twitter.com/U0RNEmPKRK
Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) April 9, 2017
A reporter posted side by side photos of the 2006 and 2017 Mega Marches.
Mega March 2006 vs. #MegaMarch2017 (Pic on right: @DallasPD) @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/xEb4bT5VEe
Gillian Jones (@GillianNJones) April 9, 2017
This Dallas reporter gave an honest apparaisal of the turnout.
About half an hour until #Dallas #megamarch2017 starts a lot less people than the hundreds of thousands that came in 2006 @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/l70oxsr2Ob
Homa Bash (@HomaBashNBC5) April 9, 2017
In case anyone was fooled by the enforced display of American flags, these protesters delivered the true message behind the Mega March
"No borders, no one is illegal, no nations" #megamarch2017 #dallas pic.twitter.com/6aQ4U2o9AN
Homa Bash (@HomaBashNBC5) April 9, 2017
A report by KTVT-TV put attendance as several thousand.
Several thousand people marched through the streets of downtown Dallas Sunday for immigration reform.
KTVT posted a photo of the thinly attended march as it made its way through Dallas.