by Hannah Myrick
Communities across King County risk being undercounted in the upcoming census because of fear around a potential citizenship question, according to organizations that work with undercounted populations in Washington.
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PHOTOS: Hundreds March for Immigrants and Workers on May Day
(This article was originally published on The Seattle Globalist and has been reprinted with permission)
photos by Sharon H. Chang
Hundreds of people turned out in Seattle last week for the annual May Day March for Immigrants and Workers.
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Book-It Repertory Theatre’s My Antonia Draws Connection to Today’s Immigration Story
by Georgia S. McDade
Book-It Repertory Theatre’s production of Willa Cather’s novel My Antonia at Center House can make you feel good.
Unlike two recent productions, University of Washington’s Incident at Vichy and Seattle Repertory Theatre’s A 1000 Splendid Suns — both superb, but decidedly less than humorous — My Antonia has many funny parts. Antonia Shimerda and Jim Burden face crises just as characters do in the other works, but here, there is breathing space. Adult Jim’s nostalgia figures prominently, as the play is based on memories dating back to the time 10-year-old Jim and 14-year-old Antonia meet.
Maru Mora-Villalpando in her own words
by Reagan Jackson
(This article was originally published on The Seattle Globalist and has been reprinted with permission)
Outspoken. Courageous. Humble. Brilliant. Unyielding. Controversial. Undocumented.
Many words have been used to describe Maru Mora-Villalpando, the 2018 Globalist of the Year, but when I ask her how she would describe herself, she said simply as a single mom and a community organizer.
Study: Lack of Information, Language Barriers Keep Immigrants from Voting
by Bryan Nakata
A new survey by the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs shows that almost half of the immigrants surveyed in Seattle do not know how or where to register vote, a community that already votes at lower rates than U.S.-born residents.
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SeaTac Center Community Fights Displacement Amid Hope for New City Council Member
by Irene Jagla
Under a clear blue afternoon sky on October 13, a crowd of about 40 people — including representatives from the Seattle City Council, the King County Working Families Party, and the Firs Mobile Home Community — gathered outside SeaTac City Hall to show support for the appointment of Takele Gobena to the Council’s vacant fifth seat.
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Know Your Rights Training Planned for Columbia City Business Owners
by Carolyn Bick
The Central and Southeast Seattle Rapid Response Network and Restaurant Opportunities Centers United will be holding a Know Your Rights training for Columbia City business owners and those interested in understanding more about what rights they or their neighbors have, when facing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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Protestors Amass at ICE Headquarters for Deadline to Reunite Families
by Neal McNamara
(This article originally appeared on Patch.com and has been republished with permission)
On deadline day for President Donald Trump’s administration to reunite families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, a group of more than 100 protesters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in downtown Seattle Thursday morning.
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All Children Deserve an Education, No Matter Their Immigration Status
by Rhonda M. Carter
The Trump administration has already fostered an anti-immigrant climate catastrophic for many immigrant children and their families. Many young immigrants are seeing the promise of an education slip out of their grasp. Moves from abruptly ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and revoking Temporary Protected Status from tens of thousands of established U.S. residents to effectively banning travel to the U.S. for those from selected majority Muslim countries are working together to burden students. Immigrant students are receiving a resounding message that their desire to learn is not meaningful and that they, along with their families and communities, are unwelcome and at risk of separation at any time from those they love most and who most love them.
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Columbia City Ale House Employee Detained by ICE Agents
by Carolyn Bick and Alex Garland
Miguel Martinez decided to work a double shift at Columbia City Ale House Tuesday. He was tired, but looking forward to getting home to his children, who are visiting from Florida, where they live with their mother. Ambling outside into the sunshine for a quick break and to move his car before his next shift began, Martinez met with the last thing he’d expected: two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dressed in plainclothes. Continue reading Columbia City Ale House Employee Detained by ICE Agents