United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Immigration News
- 03/25/2009 28-Picture Gallery: Cesar Chavez Immigration March, Gonzalez, 3/25/09
- 03/23/2009 KSBW: Farm Workers Rally In Greenfield For Change – Thousands Heed Cesar Chavez’s Message (includes video about 3:00)
- 03/22/2009 30-Picture Gallery: Cesar Chavez Immigration March, Greenfield, 3/22/09
- 03/19/2009 Boston Globe: Obama puts immigration reform on docket
- 03/11/2009 News Release: Judiciary Chairman Conyers Announces Investigative Hearings of Sheriff Joe Arpaio; National and Local Leaders Deliver Petitions to Justice Department
- 01/21/2009 News Release: Bush’s midnight guest worker ruling still in effect
- 12/11/2008 Sacramento Bee: Bush administration makes last-minute changes in farmworker hiring
- 12/10/2008 McClatchy News Service: Bush considering easing rules on foreign farm workers
- 12/10/2008 News Release: UFW: LAST DITCH BID BY BUSH ADMINISTRATION WILL LOWER FARM WORKER WAGES AND HELP GROWERS REPLACE DOMESTIC WORKERS WITH FOREIGN LABORERS
- 10/26/2008 Sacramento Bee: My View: Better plan for guest workers, by UFW President Arturo S Rodriguez
- 10/16/2008 New York Times: Settlement Will Allow Thousands of Mexican Laborers in U.S. to Collect Back Pay
- 09/17/2008 Modesto Bee: ‘Okies’ and today’s farm labor: Some things don’t change
- 08/23/2008 Sacramento Bee: Legal guest workers sue contractor
- 07/31/2008 San Diego Union Tribune: Obama tells La Raza that immigration reform is a priority
- 07/08/2008 National Journal: Obama: Immigration Reform Will Be A Year One Priority
- 05/21/2008 Vida en el Valle: New measure could help maintain ag jobs
- 05/21/2008 Orlando Sentinel: Senate ready to consider farm guest-worker plan
- 05/17/2008 Ventura County Star: Farmworkers say proposed bill offers them hope
- 05/15/2008 News Release: Emergency Relief Act passes Senate Committee
- 02/15/2008 San Jose Mercury News: Farmworker plan attacked by all sides
- 02/11/2008 San Jose Mercury News: Editorial, AgJobs bill is the best way to ease farmworker shortage
- 02/07/2008 abc30.com: Proposed Change in the Guest Worker Program (includes video 1:52)
- 02/07/2008 The Monitor: A ‘Band-Aid’ – Changes proposed to guest worker program deemed inadequate
- 02/06/2008 News Release: Bush Administration H2A Proposal is Nothing More Than Gutting of Existing Worker Protections
- 02/06/2008 Los Angeles Times: Overhaul set for guest-worker plan