Thousands honor César Chávez, march for immigration reform
Thousands of undocumented farmworkers and their U.S.-born children, unionists, community and religious activists, and students on spring break marched behind the banner of the United Farm Workers in seven California cities and one in Washington state over the March 23-24 weekend. At the same time they honored UFW founder César Chávez, who was born on March 31 and died 20 years ago, they demanded immigration reform that guarantees a path to legalization for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country. The Fresno Bee reported March 24 that several thousand marchers created a red sea there, with their UFW flags and T-shirts, while shouting “¡Sí, se puede!” along the three-mile route. The UFW has also launched a drive to have Chávez’s birthday made a national holiday. Sign the petition at ufw.org.