Olympia- Today, hundreds of people marched in Olympia, and then gathered on the stairs of the State Congress, demanding access to medical and unemployment support for unwritten immigrants.
The demonstration squad started on the lawn of the Olympia campus and proceeded in front of the legislative facilities.
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Many people hold signs, accuse President Donald Trump's large -scale expulsion policy when they march, and lack an appropriate document to stay in Washington I wanted a good safety network.
Thursday rally was organized by Washington Immigration Solidarity Network (WAISN). Senator Rebecca Saldaja, D-sheetle, Lillian Ortis Self-House of Representatives, D. Macylteo, and Olympia mayor, Tem Lee Huni, have joined their efforts.
Local leaders have made a limited statement about the execution of federal immigration, but two bills at the current legislative conference to collect unemployment insurance and support healthcare access. Is proposed. According to Waisn, about 246,000 unwritten immigrants live in Washington, and about half of them are unprecedented.
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The first bill provides equal access to healthcare in Washington, all low -income, regardless of immigration. HB 1482 is entitled Health Equity in the immigration bill, and is seeking to expand Apple Health and invest more in cascade care.
Beyond that, Sardania has re -introduced a bill to provide unemployment allowance to immigrants who are not allowed to work.
The excluded documented workers' wage exchange programs have not yet been assigned to the invoice number, so even if they donate taxes to the current unemployment system, they have not been excluded from benefits. Create a permanent unemployment system that provides people.
Currently, about 4,500 workers are being closed out of the unemployment system.
The business group is concerned about the cost, but the legal supporters are essential to protect immigrants if immigrants lose their work and cannot afford to buy basic necessities such as food and housing.
Thousands who participated in the rally on Thursday and March stated that healthcare and access to living wages are unavoidable rights, but thousands of Washington immigrants live without these protections.
The event also included advocates of labor and immigration justice. He shared his life and work without accessing medical insurance and unemployment insurance.
According to Waisn, about 246,000 unwritten immigrants live in Washington, and about half of them are unprecedented.
