Opinion: Take a Resistance Break
I was recently among those gathered inside Sacramento’s Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in solidarity with California’s immigrant population. After silent prayers and words of inspiration from our faith leaders, several hundred of us walked from the cathedral to the grounds of the state capitol to express our solidarity and to help give voice to undocumented immigrants.
Along the route from the cathedral to the capitol, a high-end restaurant was packed with lobbyists and capitol insiders who don’t have to march in large numbers for their voices to be heard. I was happy the diners on the restaurant’s patio would see us, and maybe even take our message to heart. As we passed by, I was trying to read the faces of those power brokers for any sign of approval or support. Instead, we saw something more powerful.
Three of the restaurant’s busboys paused their race between tables, set down their table rags and bussing trays, and stood together side by side. Their eyes were fixed on the hundreds of immigrant rights supporters streaming toward the capitol. Their chins were held high. Their fists were raised in silence. Their dignity was more powerful than any lever a lobbyist pulls. . .