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Immigration News
- 02/19/2010 U.S. Catholic magazine: AgJobs – An essential part of immigration reform
- 02/18/2010 Los Angeles Times: Finding farmworkers – New federal rules are a step in the right direction, but both labor and agriculture are behind the AgJOBS bill stalled in Congress.
- 02/12/2010 Wall Street Journal: Rules Tighten on Foreign Farm Workers
- 02/09/2010 ABC News Nightline Video: Tough Sheriff Joe, Striped uniforms, rationed food, what is a western sheriff’s motivation? 5:15
- 02/08/2010 News Release: UFW and nation’s ag leaders pushing for immigration reform meet with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- 01/28/2010 Ventura County Star: Dozens join immigration reform vigil
- 01/28/2010 News Release: President Obama urges lawmakers to fix broken immigration system in State of the Union address
- 01/12/2010 News Release: Diverse Communities in Central Valley, CA Come Together and Join 50 State Strategy of the National Campaign to Reform Immigration FOR America
- 12/17/2009 News Release: Statement from UFW President Arturo Rodriguez from panel to discuss the immigrant story
- 12/15/2009 San Antonio Express: House Dems reopen immigration reform issue
- 12/15/2009 Allvoices (from Salinas Californian): U.S. Rep. Farr comments on federal immigration bill
- 12/14/2009 AZ Family.com, Ch 3: Video — Cesar Chavez’s grandson stands toe to toe with Sheriff Joe 2:36
- 12/14/2009 News Release: UFW’s AgJobs measure expected to be part of comprehensive immigration reform bill to be introduced by Rep. Gutierrez
- 12/10/2009 News Release: AgJOBS farmworker immigration bill receives support during Senate hearing
- 11/19/2009 News Release: More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – Demonstration of Organizational Might Shows Americans Committed to Passing Immigration Reform this Year
- 11/19/2009 News Release: UFW and Rep. Gutierrez: The Time is Now. Immigration Reform in 2010 – Farm worker movement joined with more than 60,000 Americans in 45 States
- 11/18/2009 News Release: UFW, farm workers gather to take part in U.S. Rep. Gutierrez’s live telephone update about status of immigration reform legislation
- 11/05/2009 Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein on her decision not to offer AgJOBS as an amendment to the Farm Bill
- 08/28/2009 The Tidings: Advocates hope immigration reform will be reality by late 2010
- 08/21/2009 News Release: Complaint Filed on Behalf of H2A Workers in Sacramento, Calif.
- 08/21/2009 Politico: Obama addresses immigration reform
- 08/20/2009 News Release: United Farm Workers Statement on Today’s White House Meeting on Immigration Reform
- 07/02/2009 Salinas Californian: Congressman Farr to attend immigration forum today in Salinas
- 07/02/2009 Fight Back in Sac Forum (from Salinas Californian): Salinas residents say they are tired of waiting for immigration reform (a little bit down the page)
- 07/02/2009 WWilson Int’l Cntr’s Mexico Portal (from Monterey Herald): Hundreds rally in Salinas for immigration reform