Last Friday, AZ Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law. This new law makes racial profiling legal. It says that police must question anyone they have "reasonable suspicion" of being an undocumented immigrant. End result: police can now stop and harass people for no other reason than that they are brown-skinned or speak Spanish.
Instead of anti-immigrant state laws, we need to see congressional action on immigration reform. Do your part to move immigration reform forward. Urge your senator to publicly commit to immigration reform in 2010--including the United Farm Workers' bipartisan AgJOBS bill.
Thousands will be marching for immigration reform on May 1. Join them virtually by contacting your US Senators today and tell them to make public statements in favor of immigration reform.
The urgency of fixing our nation's broken immigration system cannot be overstated. Harsh state laws, such as the one just signed in Arizona, continue to terrorize our community, families continue to be separated, our economy suffers, and hardworking people are forced to live in the shadows of society, all because reform of our immigration system is long overdue.
The American people can wait no longer to reform our immigration policies. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi have recently committed to doing so, and President Obama promised us this change during his campaign. Now we need your help to hold the rest of the Senate accountable and make sure a bill is introduced this year.
Farm workers and their allies led by UFW President Arturo Rodriguez and Catholic Bishop Richard Garcia will mark May Day, Saturday May 1, in Salinas with a 7 pm UFW-organized rally channeling widespread outrage over Arizona's new anti-immigrant law into the push for comprehensive national immigration reform.
Similar UFW-led events are scheduled the same day in Santa Rosa, Oxnard and several cities in Central Valley while demonstrations are held across the nation demanding Congress and President Obama enact a comprehensive reform law. Click to read the complete release
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"The Arizona anti-immigrant law is not the answer. The answer comes from AgJobs and comprehensive immigration reform. The Arizona bill not only singles out Latinos, but it specifically discriminates against those with dark complexion and humble attire."
--UFW President Arturo S. Rodriguez
UFW Saturday May 1 Activities
Salinas 7 pm
El Sausal Middle School,
1155 E. Alisal St., Salinas 93905
Rally for immigration reform and against Arizona's anti-immigrant law Bakersfield 5 pm
Templo Believers in Jesus
600 Planz Rd. (corner of S. Chester Ave.)
Service in support of immigration reform
Terra Bella 7 pm
Mision Blessed Miguel
9120 Road 236, Terra Bella, CA
Mass in support of immigration reform
Delano 5:30 pm
Iglesia Our Lady of Guadalupe
1015 Clinton St., Delano, CA
Mass in support of immigration reform
Wasco, 7 pm
Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1300 9th Place, Wasco, CA 93280
Mass in support of immigration reform
Santa Rosa 1 pm
Meet at: 665 Sebastopol Rd. Santa Rosa, CA 95407
March to Julliard Park located at 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Immigration reform march
Oxnard, 3 pm N. 5th Street & S. C Street
Oxnard, California 93030
Immigration reform rally
