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Immigration Reform (2003-2005)

United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez on Capitol Hill Sept. 23, 2003 announcing bipartisan farm worker legalization legislation, S. 1645, negotiated by the UFW and leaders of the nation's agricultural industry.

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8/30/04: Fresno Bee
Grower speaks at UFW convention

4/19/05: UFW: 'solid bipartisan support' for AgJobs in Senate

8/30/04: Associated Press - A first for the UFW: a grower at the speaker's podium

3/17/05: U.S. farm labor unions protect guest workers, push immigration changes before Bush-Fox meeting in Texas

8/29/04: Vida En El Valle
Kerry promises immediate immigration reform

3/24/05: UFW stands with Florida ag chief appointed by Gov. Bush embracing AgJobs immigration reform bill

8/29/04: Fresno Bee - Kerry speaks to Fresno meeting: Presidential candidate addresses 800 at UFW convention via phone

2/10/05: Chronology of Farm Worker Legalization Agreement Between United Farm Workers and Leaders of the Agricultural Industry

8/17/04 Hispanic Business
U.S. Latinos Urged to Pressure Politicians for Immigration Reform

2/10/05: UFW helps reintroduce historic AgJobs bill with events in D.C., California, Texas and Washington state

EFE - 8/19/04
Piden que voto latino presione a favor reforma migratoria

2/10/05: UFW introducen de nuevo la cuenta de AgJobs historica con acontecimientos en D.C., California, Texas y estado de Washington

La Opinion - 8/18/04
Piden presionar a favor del plan migratorio de AgJOBS: Organismos comunitarios urgen a los politicos a actuar si quieren ganarse el voto latino

2/10/05: Statement by United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez from Capitol Hill news conference announcing the reintroduction of the AgJobs immigration reform bill

8/6/04KGBT 4 - Harlington TX: Latino Group Demands Bush Support Immigration Bill

2/10/05: UFW introducen de nuevo la cuenta de AgJobs historica con acontecimientos en D.C., California, Texas y estado de Washington

La Opinion -8/3/04
Legalizacion a campesinos

2/10/05: Statement by United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez from Capitol Hill news conference announcing the reintroduction of the AgJobs immigration reform bill

LA Times - 7/26/04
A Stonewalled Migrant Bill

10 de feb. de 2005: La declaracion por el Presidente de UFW Arturo S. Rodriguez en la conferencia de prensa en Capitol Hill, anunciando la reintroduccion de la la propuesta de ley inmigratoria AgJobs

Arizona Republic - 7/26/04
Opportunity lost: Bush needs to expand his effort on immigration reforms

Who's endorsed AgJOBS? See the list of over 500 organizations

Desert Sun - 7/22/04
Immigrants march for awareness
200 take to street to let people know they have rights when detained

AgJOBS Co-Sponsors: Senate: Current (109th Congress--S. 359)

San Jose Mercury News - 7/21/04
President breaks immigration promise - FIRST HE RAISED HOPES FOR REFORM, THEN HE DASHED THEM

AgJOBS Co-Sponsors: House of Representatives: Current (109th Congress--H.R. 884)

Washington Post - 7/21/04
Bush's Retreat on Immigration Reform

AgJOBS Co-Sponsors: Senate: Last Year (108th Congress--S. 1645)

Diario Digital Juarez - 7/21/04
Lanzan campana migratoria

AgJOBS Co-Sponsors: House of Representatives: Last Year (108th Congress--H.R. 3142)

La Opinion - 7/21/04
Nace una coalicion para la reforma migratoria justa: Los grupos acusan a Bush de abandonar sus propias propuestas

What do you think about farm worker immigration reform? We want to know. Take our immigration reform survey.

Orlando Sentinal 7/20/04
En marcha campana de presion a Congreso para reforma migratoriaPosted July 20, 2004

9/24/04: Thursday & Friday in Bakersfield & Fresno: Farm workers hold candlelight vigils for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush

Excelsior 7/20/04
John Kerry rechaza informes sobre su record en inmigracion

9/20/04-9/24/04: Monday to Friday, Greenfield to Watsonville: Farm workers fast for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush

La Opinion-Communtary 7/19/04
Actualidad Politica: El doble discurso migratorio

9/17/04: Friday in Madera: Farm workers march for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush

Santa Cruz Sentinal 7/19/04
Demonstrators rally for immigration reform bill in Watsonville

9/10/04: Reedley: Farm workers march for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush

Portersville Recorder 7/19/04
'We need to be heard'

8/17/04 - AgJOBS: What Latinos Can Do Now to Pass Bipartisan, Broad-based Immigration Reform

Visalia Times Delta 7/19/04
400 march in support of farmworkers: Bill would give temporary residency

Statement by UFW President Arturo S. Rodriguez : GIVE FARMWORKERS A VOTE ON AGJOBS, UFW URGES SEN. FRIST & WHITE HOUSE

Brownsville Herald 7/19/04
AgJOBS could grant legal residence to migrants: Critics say bill could aid terrorists

8/17/04 - AGJOBS: QUE ES LO QUE LOS LATINOS PUEDEN HACER AHORA PARA QUE UNA REFORMA MIGRATORIA BIPARTIDISTA Y EXTENSA SE CONVIERTA EN LEY

Miami Herald 7/18/04
Deliver immigration reform, not empty words - OUR OPINION: SENSIBLE AgJOBS MEASURE SHOULD GO TO A VOTE IN THE SENATE

8/17/04: DE A TRABAJADORES UN VOTO EN AGJOBS,UFW IMPULSA AL SENADOR FRIST Y A LA CASA BLANCA

Palm Beach Post 7/17/04
GOP blasted for blocking reforms for immigrants

7/27/04: Farm workers picketing Cheney over White House blocking Senate vote on bipartisan AgJobs bill

La Opinion 7/17/04
Una coalicion acusa a Bush de bloquear leyes pro inmigrantes: Los grupos coaligados prometen informar de ello a la comunidad; la Casa Blanca niega

La Opinion 7/17/04
Edwards asegura que Kerry sera bueno para los latinos: El companero de formula democrata ensalza la figura de su jefe de filas

7/16/04: White House, Congressional inaction on bipartisan AgJobs, DREAM Act bills discussed by U.S. labor, ethnic leaders

Los Angeles Times 7/17/04
Bush Is Taken to Task on Immigration: President has failed to deliver on reform, labor and Latino groups say. White House foiled bid to assist farm workers, congressional aides say.

7/18/04: Watsonville - Farm workers march by hundreds for AgJobs bill

Prensa Latina 7/17/04
Candidato democrata en EE.UU. favorecera a inmigrantes

7/18/04: Portersville - Farm workers march by hundreds against immigration intimidation, for AgJobs bill

Nuevo Mundo (story from EFE wire service) 7/16/04
Presionan Senado en pro de regularizacion trabajadores agricolas: El proyecto cuenta con el apoyo de 63 senadores y el 54 por ciento de los estadounidenses

7/11/04:Bakersfield - Farm workers march by hundreds against immigration intimidation, for AgJobs bill

El Diario - 7/13/04
Fewer words and more action

7/9/04: Move beyond rhetoric to action, UFW's Rodriguez will urge President Bush

La Opinion 7/13/04
Presionan al Senado en pro de regularizacion de trabajadores agricolas

7/8/04: Give farm workers a vote on AgJobs,UFW urges Sen. Frist & White House

La Opinion 7/12/04
Menos palabras y mas compromiso

7/2/04: Hundreds walking final day of farm workers' 5-day Salinas Valley march protesting immigration raids and building support for earned legalization bill

Sacramento Bee 7/14/04
Editorial: Immigration impasse

7/2/04: UFW President Arturo Rodriguez joins farm workers' two-day immigration protest march in Ventura County

The Salinas Californian 7/13/04
Progress on immigration reform at hand

7/2/04: Farm workers march in Arvin against immigration raids, for earned legalization

Roll Call 7/12/04
Frist Blocks Craig's Immigration Measure

7/1/04: Farm workers rally in Reedley against immigration raids, for earned legalization

Sacramento Bee 7/12/04
Immigration bill falters as election takes center stage - It would give farm workers temporary legal status, perhaps more down the road.

7/1/04: Farm workers march for two days in Ventura County to protest immigration raids and push for earned legalization

Bakersfield Californian 7/12/04
Hundreds march in support of UFW, immigration rights

Remarks by Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Salinas Valley March for Immigration Reform, June 30, 2004?Soledad, Calif.

Pacific News Service - 7/8/04
Collision Coming Over Farm Worker Legalization

AP - 6/30/04
Kerry courting minorities

6/29/04: Farm workers' five-day march up the Salinas Valley to protest immigration raids and push for earned legalization

Ventura County Star 7/2/04
Migrants on march to protest raids - Walk from Santa Paula to Saticoy ends today in downtown Oxnard

6/13/04: Hundreds to march for legalization and driver's licenses

Los Angeles Times 7/2/04
Border Patrol Actions Protested

3/24/04: Kennedy, Craig, UFW, growers all say bipartisan AgJobs bill is immigration plan with the best chance this year & Arturo S. Rodriguez statement

Monterey Herald 7/1/04
UFW march a mix of support and protest - Legal residency for undocumented workers and INS sweeps of Latino communities among issues

AgJobs cosponsor list: Senate

Ventura County Star 7/1/04
Farmworkers to protest immigration raids

AgJobs cosponsor list: House of Reprsentatives

Salinas Californian 6/30/04
Hundreds attend Greenfield march - Showing support for immigration reform; Group pushes for new law, against sweeps

1/7/04: United Farm Workers Response to President Bush Immigration Address

La Opinion 7/1/04
Campesinos denuncian redadas

Comparison of President Bush' Immigration Proposal And Senate bill 1645 “AgJobs”

El Universal 6/30/04
Inician marchas contra redadas en Los Angeles

9/23/03: Granting ‘freedom from fear [for] the hardest working, lowest-paid tax-paying workers in America'
United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez made the following statement at todayæs Washington, D.C. announcement of a bipartisan agreement on legislation allowing undocumented farm workers to earn legal status by continuing to work in agriculture and making changes in the H-2A guest worker program

Notimex 6/30/04
Protestaran inmigrantes por redadas en EU

Salinas Californian 6/29/04
Rights groups plan marches to decry raids: UFW, other unions launch effort to get broader support

9/23/03: Chronology of Farm Worker Legalization Agreement Between United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO and Leaders of the Agricultural Industry

Watsonville Pajoronian 6/24/04
'La migra' protests continue: Organizers planning five-day march through Central Coast

9/23/03: Agriculture ? Farm Worker Compromise Summary (S. 1645 and HR 3142)

Watsonville Pajoronian 6/23/04
Immigration sweeps come to Watsonville, locals claim

FAQ: Farm Worker Adjustment Program Under the Kennedy-Craig-Berman Bills

Salinas Californian 6/22/04
Raid rumors run rampant - Recent 'sweeps' in south make county immigrants fearful

9/23/03: Farm Worker Movement offices to contact re: legalization

The Fresno Bee - 5/5/04
Migrant workers bills stall in Senate: Farm labor measure has enough backing to avoid a filibuster.

9/23/03: Definition of Agricultural Workers

The Hill 5/4/04
Immigrant bill attains magic 60

23 septiembre 2003: Conceder ‘libertad de temor [para] los que hacen el trabajo mas deficil,los peor pagados y pagadores de impuestos en America'

The Oregonian 5/3/04
Arturo S. Rodriguez: Congress should pass the AgJobs bill -- now

23 septiembre 2003: RESUMEN DE COMPROMISO CAMPESINO-AGRICOLA (S. 1645 and HR 3142)

News Max.com - 3/4/04
Kerry on the Record: Amnesty Is OK

23 septiembre 2003: PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS: Programa de Ajuste para Campesinos - Proyecto de Ley Bajo Kennedy-Craig-Berman

Sacramento Bee - 1/8/04
Critics fear ripple effects of Bush immigration proposal

23 septiembre 2003: Cronologia del Acuerdo de Legalizacion para Trabajadores Campesinos Entre la Union de Trabajadores Campesinos de America, AFL-CIO y Lideres de la Industria Agricola

Fresno Bee - 1/8/04
Bush's immigration plan gets mixed reviews in Valley

Arizona Republic - 10/21/03
Payback for backbreaking toil in the fields

San Diego Union Tribune - 10/20/03
With elections on horizon, immigration bills have new momentum in Congress

Los Angeles Daily News - 10/18/03
City backs residency bill: Proposal offers farm workers legal status

La Opinion: 10/18/03
El Concejo de Los Angeles respalda un proyecto migratorio; La iniciativa federal beneficiaria a medio millon de trabajadores del campo

The Oregonian ? Editorials ? 10/13/03
Labor pact helps Northwest : It's time to recognize the reality of illegal farmworkers and how essential they are to the U.S. economy

New York Times - October 13, 2003
Congress Looks to Grant Legal Status to Immigrants

Dallas Morning News - 10/12/03
Guest Workers: Compromise bill appears to be best course

The Sacramento Bee - 10/11/03
Editorial: Legalizing vital workers; AgJOBS bill, a good start

Bellingham Herald - 10/7/03
Time to help farmworkers - MIGRANT LABOR: Measure would give legal status to undocumented agricultural workers.

Los Angeles Times - EDITORIAL - 10/1/03
A Smart Farm-Worker Bill

Seattle Times - 9/28/03
Editorial - For farms, a compromise of pragmatic genius

La Opinion - 9/27/03
Los campesinos se merecen la legalizacion

Yuma Sun - Business / Ag News - 9/26/03
Industry, farm worker advocates agree on farm laborer proposal

San Francisco Chronicle - Editorial Page - 9/25/03
Legalizing farmworkers

Salinas Californian - EDITORIALS - 9/25/03
Farmworker bill a first step in right direction

San Antonio Express - 9/25/03
Farmworker bill raising hopes

Ventura County Star - 9/25/03
Bill might allow farmworkers to earn legal status

Sacramento Bee - 9/24/03
Breakthrough near for illegal immigrants, farmers

La Opinion - 9/24/03
Presentan plan de ley para amparar a medio millon de campesinos; La ley trata de ‘estabilizar la fuerza laboral agricola' y la fuente alimentaria para el pais

Los Angeles Times - THE NATION
Bipartisan Immigration Reform Proposed; The plan would affect 500,000 farm workers, a slice of undocumented laborers in the U.S.

The Daily News - 9/24/03
Green cards for farm hands? Illegal immigrants may get legal status in work force.

Associated Press - 9/24/03
Industry, farm worker advocates agree on agricultural workers proposal

La Jornada ? Mundo, Mexico D.F. - - 9/24/03
Legisladores estadunidenses, por reunificar la familia
Presentan iniciativa que permitiria legalizar a unos 500 mil inmigrantes

San Francisco Chronicle - 9/24/03
Farmers, UFW hail bill to help laborers; Proposal would ease immigration rules for noncitizens

Santa Cruz Sentinel - 9/24/03
Bill would help migrants get citizenship

Statesman Journal - 9/24/03
Senate bill would legalize migrant farmworkers

Tuscon Citizan - 9/24/03
Rare support for overhaul of migrant law
The bill would assure farmers of labor, smooth road to legal status.