39 hours on a bus for immigration reform

Fifty Washington and Idaho residents rode a bus 39 hours on Memorial Day weekend to join an estimated 50,000 people in Phoenix in a protest against Senate Bill 1070, Arizona’s infamous anti-immigrant law.

The 50 from the Northwest peacefully occupied Senator John McCain’s Phoenix office until a McCain staffer met with them and promised to try to arrange a face-to-face meeing with the senator.

The delegation joined a massive march to the capitol, rallying for comprehensive immigration reform. It was one of 40 such actions taking place simultaneously in cities across the country during a “National Day of Action Against SB 1070.”

The delegation included members of OneAmerica, Casa Latina, Service Employees Local 775, Washington CAN and Idaho CAN.