Eleven-Day State House Sit-In By Immigrants and Allies Expands to Homes of Spilka and DeleoBOSTON—After the amendment to grant driving licenses to immigrants was pulled out of the Economic Development Bond Bill, immigrant leaders who’d started an encampment that lasted over 11 days were left enraged, according to a press release from community members and allies.“After all our sacrifice in front of the State House and not being heard, we have to mobilize ourselves to go to the Speaker and Senator’s houses.
Maybe then they can hear us,” said Edy Martinez of East Boston, a leader with Cosecha who has been camping in front of the State House this week.While the State House is closed to the public, immigrant leaders and activists had no choice.