Everyone agrees on both sides of the isle that our immigration system is broken. It's time for a solution. Congress is talking the talk, but the men and women laboring in the fields need more than talk. They need a solution-- a comprehensive new immigration solution that addresses concerns and issues affecting everybody in this country.
Originally both sides discussed having a solution on the table by March 21st. That date has passed and still nothing.March 21st was the last day before Senators and Members of Congressreturned to their districts for Easter Recess. Easter Recess goes through April 8th. It is our best time to get a strong message to our legislators that we need immigration reform with a clear and sensible pathway to citizenship NOW! Easter Recess has kicked off the national push for immigration reform through a series of actions including marches, delegations to offices and even nationwide trips to DC.
Bakersfield Representative Kevin McCarthy, Majority Whip and a top Republican in Congress, represents the largest agriculture areas in the nation.His position gives him the ability to push other congress members to deal with this issue instead of sweeping it under the table--AGAIN.
Until recently Congressman McCarthy has refused to speak out on this critical issue. But in recent weeks he has admitted the system is broken and needs to be fixed, but has refused to say how. Can you help us urge Congressman McCarthy to support a fair and humane immigration process?
Send your message to Congressman McCarthy’s office today and request that he support a bipartisan new immigration process which include a roadmap to citizenship for 11 million new Americans.
Farm workers and their families travel to Washington D.C. to support immigration reform effort
Washington, DC – More than 100 farm workers, students and families of undocumented immigrants are headed to Capitol Hill on April 7 to lobby members of Congress for an immigration process with a path to citizenship for farm workers and the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the U.S.
The delegation, comprised of farm workers, their sons and daughters and DACA recipients, will be traveling from California, Washington, Oregon, Florida, New Jersey, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, Ohio and Minnesota to Washington, D.C. on April 7.
The tentative agenda for the delegation is as follows:
* April 7th – Members of the farm worker delegation arrive to D.C. * April 8-9th– Legislative visits with Members of Congress (House and Senate) * April 10th– Joining "California Immigration Table" breakfast with over 200 Californian leaders and CA members of Congress * April 10th– 3 pm–6pm: Alliance for Citizenship Rally at the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol
The lobbying effort is organized by the United Farm Workers (UFW), UFW Foundation, Radio Campesina, Cesar Chavez Foundation, National Farm Worker Ministry, PCUN, Farmworker Justice, MAFO, Farmworker Association of Florida, and CATA. The event is also part of the UFW's national campaign "Con la Union de Campesinos Tendremos Papeles," (With the United Farm Workers We Will Have Documents). As part of the campaign, a series of marches for immigration reform and in celebration of UFW's founder Cesar Chavez were held throughout California, Oregon, and Washington earlier this month. The farm worker delegation is also joining the national efforts with the Alliance for Citizenship Coalition.
The UFW has been working with key Republican and Democratic lawmakers, such as Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Marco Rubio (R-FLA), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), to ensure Congress approves the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act (AgJOBS) or includes language that addresses farm workers needs as part of any immigration reform legislation. The bill would give professional farm workers presently in the U.S., who have been contributing to our country, the right to earn legal status by continuing to work in agriculture.
Originally both sides discussed having a solution on the table by March 21st. That date has passed and still nothing.March 21st was the last day before Senators and Members of Congressreturned to their districts for Easter Recess. Easter Recess goes through April 8th. It is our best time to get a strong message to our legislators that we need immigration reform with a clear and sensible pathway to citizenship NOW! Easter Recess has kicked off the national push for immigration reform through a series of actions including marches, delegations to offices and even nationwide trips to DC.
