Photos:: L.A. reacts to Obama’s immigration plan

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)

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)

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)