May 02 2006
Local Illegal Immigration Rally news.
Here are some local immigration related stories:
Restaurant manager fired for employees attend immigration rally
When the 17 employees of Cafe Septieme, including 10 Hispanics, asked for Monday off to participate in an immigration rights march and rally, manager Vance Wolfe scheduled no one to work.
Wolfe reasoned that the owner, Victor Santiago, "couldn’t fire the entire staff." Nor did he. The only one fired by Santiago was Wolfe
Good. Since he gave them effective permission, he took on the accountability. He got what he deserved.
Ken Schram weighs in on amnesty:
Never mind how they got here, or how long they’ve lived here.
Never mind the work they do, or how much they sacrifice to continue supporting their families.
What do you realistically expect should be done with the estimated 12 million people lumped together and identified as our "immigration problem?"
His tone is a bit sympathetic, but he asks some reasonable questions.
Seattle rally photo round up here. Of note, is seeing King County Executive Ron Sims leading the rally. Apparently he is ok with Reconquista.
Jim Miller has his first look at the rally here.
The Seattle Times weighs in:
Huge turnout for rally in Seattle
Thousands of immigrants and their allies across Washington state took the day off Monday from jobs and schools and stayed away from stores, forcing some businesses to close and leaving others short-staffed.
Compared to Chicago, our turnout was weak, but still….
And the Seattle PI had this to say:
Thousands join rally for immigrant rights
For the second time in three weeks, thousands of immigrant rights supporters flooded Seattle streets Monday to demonstrate how newcomers contribute to the country’s economic vitality.
Finally someone notes the real issue:
"We want to get more support from the American people," said Ricardo Ortega, a demonstration organizer and a founder of Comite Pro-Amnistia General y Justicia Social. In English, that means the Committee for General Amnesty and Social Justice. "We (want) the chance to live in this country with our families, with documents."
One final note. One of the marchers had this to say:
Seattle resident Jonathan Padilla, 17, identified himself as an illegal immigrant from Guadalajara, Mexico. At first, he watched the protest. After spotting a friend, he joined it.
He wanted U.S. citizens to see how many immigrants contribute to the country — and that there are too many illegal ones to conceivably send back to their home countries.
Jon, we get it. No one who is here does not understand about the contributions of immigrants.
We just want them here legally. And I don’t think that is too much to ask for.
My previous immigration posts:
One Response to “Local Illegal Immigration Rally news.”
Definitely not to much to ask for…to ask pple NOT to break the law!..keep it up Kev!