Yesterday about 30 students of West High Schoolwalked out of class and held a demonstration to protest the House Immmigration Bill . The students were able to ultimately attract a crowed of about 400 people, according the Salt Lake Tribune article.
The walkout was part of a nationwide call for action for students to walk out of classrooms in protest of this legislation. Tens of thousands of students across the country walked out of their classrooms.
About 300 students walked out of Northwest Middle School and 30 at Kearns High School in addition to the West High School Students.
The House legislation is designed at “immigration reform”. Here in Utah undocumented immigrants have had their drivers’ licenses taken away and replaced with “driving privelege” cards. Legislation was introduced to eliminate in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants here, but that failed.
“They can put barriers on me, but they’re not stopping me,” said Marisela, who declined to give her last name. “The American dream is not a crime.” Marisela is a West High School student who walked out of her classes yeseterday.
The Deseret News reports the U.S. Senators clears way for illegal aliens. In an obvious election-year move, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has cleared the way for 11 million illegal aliens to seek U.S. citizenship.
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