Students from several local high schools plan to march Friday afternoon in support of immigration reform, activists and authorities said.

The march is scheduled to start after classes at Escondido High School about 2:30 p.m. and end at City Hall with a rally. Students are organizing the march in conjunction with a similar event in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, said Nydia Ramirez, who is helping to organize the event.

Immigrant rights advocates plan to rally at the National Mall on Sunday to pressure Congress and President Barack Obama to overhaul the nation's immigration system this year. The activists are calling for reforms that include legalizing millions of illegal immigrants.

Obama pledged Thursday "to do everything in my power" to get immigration legislation moving in Congress this year. He said work on an immigration bill should proceed based on an outline released Thursday by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

The proposal calls for illegal immigrants to admit they broke the law, pay a fine and back taxes, and perform community service if they want to get on a pathway to legal status. They would also be required to pass background checks and be proficient in English. Abogados de Inmigracion