Immigration Policy and Blue Scholars
Yesterday Lady Jane DJ took a long walk through Seattle's streets with thousands of protesters in hopes of keeping our friends in the U.S. I never knew how hard it was to get into the U.S. It's a long process, but, many people do it and well some don't. The march to help save immigrants was long and everyone yelled, "Si Se Puede". It was a good feeling to march for a good cause and you didn't even have to be illegal to do so, anyone was allowed in the march.
Excerpt:"A Legal Non-Immigrant Worker's View of the Illegal Immigrant Protests
As crowds of illegal immigrants march through the streets of American cities, I look down at the protest from my Seattle office and wonder "Why don't I march with them?" Well, because I’m not illegal. In the last six years while visiting this country and starting my new job with Discovery Institute, I have paid the U.S. government nearly $20,000 in visa and application fees. I have spent 90% of the money I earned in the U.S.A. in this country, and I have volunteered for nearly 2,000 hours with local non-profits. My good friend Franklin Cudjoe, the head of the Ghana think tank Imani, was denied a visa three times, before he finally received one last year. However, Franklin never complained and always paid the non-refundable fees."
"Thousands march in protest of immigration policy
By SAM SKOLNIK, JOHN IWASAKI AND ANGELO BRUSCAS
P-I REPORTERS
Thousands of protesters swamped downtown Seattle Monday afternoon to protest American immigration policy, which could be on the verge of being historically altered by Congress.
Seattle officials estimated that at least 15,000 people -- more than twice the number expected -- took part in the rally associated with the "National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice."
The group marched from St. Mary's Church in the Central District to the Federal Building downtown. The protesters, who filled a several-block-long playground behind the church, was loud and spirited but uniformly peaceful. As of 5:45 p.m., police reported no arrests.
"Si se puede!" the crowd yelled, which in English, that means "Yes, we can!"
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The march ended at a hip hop stage with local Seattle Hip Hop artistsThe Blue Scholars doing their thang! Geologic and DJ Sabzi hold residencys at Mirabeau Room in Queen Ann on Saturdays and Ohana in Belltown on Tuesdays. The Blue Scholars have just finished their U.S. tour with Zion-I and are happy to be back home.
After the show, speakers from several organizations and schools worded their opinion about the march in protest of immigration policy. It was a wonderful treat after the long walk.