Showing posts with label hispanics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hispanics. Show all posts

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Watch: Seattle Immigration Rally Gets Physical




SEATTLE – An immigration rally that started outside the Federal Building in Seattle got physical after more than 100 demonstrators moved into a building that houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency office and court.

The group, including Seattle City Councilman Larry Gossett and El Centro de la Raza Executive Director Estela Ortega, locked arms during the noon hour Thursday and blocked the elevators. When some people tried to get through the human blockade, they were pushed away.

After that, the crowd moved back out to the street, where they sat in a circle at the corner of Second Avenue and Madison Street. The group said they had no plans to move and intended to be arrested.

Police arrived to close off intersections leading to the sit-in.

The crowd chanted  "Obama, you promised; you've got to keep your promise!" and carried signs that say "Immigration Reform Now" and "America Show Your Morals."  

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Fox News Poll: States Should Have Right To Make Immigration Laws

By Dana Blanton
 - FOXNews.com
Amid the ongoing controversy over Arizona's new immigration law, voters by a 2-to-1 margin think individual states should have the right to make their own immigration laws. And a majority of voters would like their own state to follow Arizona's lead.



Amid the ongoing controversy over Arizona's new immigration law, voters by a 2-to-1 margin think individual states should have the right to make their own immigration laws. And a majority of voters would like their own state to follow Arizona's lead.

A Fox News poll finds 65 percent of American voters think states should have right to make their own immigration laws and protect their borders "if they believe the federal government has failed to act," while 32 percent disagree. Moreover, a 52 percent majority favors their own state passing a bill similar to Arizona’s new immigration law. 

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