Hundreds of Central Coast vegetable, mushroom and berry workers marched alongside United Farm Workers in Salinas to celebrate Cesar Chavez’s birthday and support creating the Blue Cards bill.
The bill would let immigrant farm workers permanently remain in the U.S. by continuing their work in agriculture.
Earlier this month, Representative Zoe Lofgren and Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019. The act hopes to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits and security for immigrants working in agriculture.
On Sunday Representative Salud Carbajal tweeted he is co-sponsoring a bill torecognize March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day in honor of his accomplishments and legacy.
This year, I am honoring César Chávez’s legacy by co-sponsoring H.Res. 266, a resolution that officially recognizes March 31st as #CésarChávezDay.
— Rep. Salud Carbajal (@RepCarbajal) March 31, 2019
