(BMLTV) WASHINGTON, November 7, 2013 - Despite the rain, immigrant
women and allies in Washington state today are getting arrested for immigration
reform, after occupying and being evicted from the state GOP headquarters in
Bellevue, WA.
The women are asking Congress to take action on immigration reform and pressuring their Representatives in Congress–Republicans Dave Reichert, Herrera Beutler, and Doc Hastings–to be leaders in making
sure that happens.
The action today follows yesterday’s civil disobedience in Bakersfield,
California, where dozens of women were locked in GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy’s
office without food or water before McCarthy finally met with them, shortly
before midnight. Today’s event is also a part of a series of
demonstrations this week, organized by We Belong Together, which will bring
similar tactics to key districts in Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas,
North Carolina, and Wisconsin. View more details here.
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