Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day Rally 2013
Published: Feb. 14, 2013 at 3:12 p.m. PST
— Updated: Feb. 14, 2013 at 3:16 p.m. PST

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Somalia immigrant Abdiraizak Ali of Kent cheers a speaker during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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Vietnamese immigrant Trang Ton of Seattle is reflected on the screen of her tablet as she records Gov. Jay Inslee during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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Gov. Jay Inslee addresses the roughly 2, 000 ralliers during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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Somalia refugees (from left), Fowsiyo Abdekir, Kadra Abdi, Muna Abdirahman, Asha Nuur (Ethiopia) and Dunaye Hassan rally with Anisa Ali (far right) and members of the Refugee Women's Alliance during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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Aynab Abdirahman (right) of Seatac welcomes Gov. Jay Inslee as he arrives to speak at the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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Nepal immigrant Pabthara Ghanara of Kent listens to speakers during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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Nepal immigrant Renuka Khanal of Kent listens to speakers during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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A Somali woman records speakers during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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Women watch dancers during the Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day rally on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
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