Seattle United for Immigrants and Refugees

Dennis and I worked all day; from before 7 am until we were sent home around 3 pm.  Huge immigration event put on by City of Seattle called Seattle United for Immigrants and Refugees.  In the Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center.  They signed up over 800 volunteers and expected about half of them to actually show.

Because we had low immigration skills and spoke only English, we signed up for Registration.  The huge space was well organized with a lot of thought about the different tasks.  Turned out that Dennis and I staffed a table which all attendees had to pass through.  About 1000 people plus.  Actually that's the number of 'tickets' we gave out but lots of people had family who accompanied them.  I gave out tickets for those working on Citizenship and Dennis gave out tickets for those who came for free immigration consultations with attorneys.  It was about half and half.  A big difference from last year when hardly anybody came for immigration consultations.

We were way so busy.  A large part of the space was set aside for people helping to fill out citizenship forms and attorneys helping.

I wish everybody who supports the current draconian immigration policy would have worked this event or one like it.  The hopeful aspirants who truly want to live here and abide by the laws, often accompanied by family members.  They want to be here.  They are Americans no matter what language they speak or where they are born.  They want to part of a Greater America.  The naysayers would witness the hope and the grit that these these dreamers radiated.

Really worthwhile; Dennis and I picked up a pizza on the way home.

PS Dennis and I both got blue t-shirts.  Our table was at the bottom of the stairway on the right.