Lawmakers to walk out of session to join national rally — Newsday.com

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Monday’s national day of action for immigrant rights has reached the halls of state government.

New York’s 16 Hispanic lawmakers and its one Asian lawmaker say they’ll walk out of Monday’s legislative session to join the national day of boycotts and rallies.

Several black lawmakers will join as well, which means about 25 members in all will leave Monday’s session and will not return, said Guillermo Martinez, a spokesman for the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force.

He said this is the first time task force members have walked out of a session over an issue.

The walkout is one of several immigration-related events planned around upstate Monday. Latino-owned businesses in Poughkeepsie and Newburgh will be closed, and rallies are planned in Buffalo, Rochester and Ithaca.

Martinez said Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver are aware of the lawmakers’ plans.

“We’re not sure if they will participate in any fashion,” Martinez said.

A press conference immediately will follow the 2 p.m. walkout, with comments from Assemblymen Peter Rivera and Jimmy Meng.

Then don’t let them back in, if they walk out to support illegals they are supprting violators of the Law and that is against the oath they took when sworn into office.

These Lawmakers are in session for 168 days a year and make a ton of money for it. The governor or Party should immedialely appoint someone to complete their terms.