The Olympian | Hundreds rally in Olympia for immigrant healthcare, unemployment benefits

Feb. 7, 2024

Hundreds of immigrant justice advocates rallied Wednesday in Olympia, calling on lawmakers to fund healthcare for all of Washington’s low-income immigrants regardless of status and to fund unemployment insurance for undocumented workers.

The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) sponsored the rally and was joined by other community support groups such as El Centro de la Raza, Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice Northwest and elected officials Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, and Olympia City Council Member Yến Huỳnh.

Brenda Rodriguez Lopez, executive director for WAISN, said that the gathering was the “biggest advocacy day” for her organization…