NYT Spins on Behalf of Amnesty Seekers at May Day Parades;
'Smaller Actions' Instead of Big Rallies  New York Times' Julia
Preston watched parades on May Day for evidence that the fight
for amnesty for illegal immigrants was at last gathering public
support in "Showing Grass-Roots Support for Immigration
Overhaul." Preston hit the jackpost when a protester quoted her
back the same line she and the Times have been using for years
about illegal immigrants: "I think it is time that we come out
of the shadows...."  Tens of thousands of immigrants, Latinos
and other supporters of an overhaul of the immigration system
turned out on Wednesday for marches, rallies and prayer vigils,
hoping to show Congress that momentum is building for a path to
citizenship for 11 million immigrants in the country illegally.
Instead of concentrating on large May Day demonstrations,
organizers said they had chosen to hold smaller actions in more
than 100 cities nationwide to draw more local supporters.  The
organizers chose "to hold