Of course it’s about amnesty, but what are we to take away from their website? That Mexicans make better field hands? Esp. at slave wages? That we need a permanent underclass of slave wage working Mexicans to feed ourselves?
And they call us racists?!
They seem to be doing pretty well for themselves while LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZENS are OUT OF WORK!!!
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Recent UFW Successes
U.S. Labor Dept. reinstates decades-old farm worker protections rules - UFW applauds return to bi-partisan farm worker regulations
On February 11, 2010, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced reinstatement of protections for imported farm workers that were slashed from the nation’s agricultural guest worker program during the last days of the Bush administration in early 2009.
The Bush administration’s changes to the H-2A agricultural guest worker program, which took effect on January 17, 2009, dramatically impacted wages and working conditions for foreign agricultural workers. Under the Bush rules, agricultural employers could more easily access cheap foreign labor with little government oversight. MORE
AgJobs included as part of immigration reform bill . (Legislation providing earned legislation for farm workers)
“This is a huge step forward for farm workers in this country,” said UFW President Arturo Rodriguez. “Once again, a bipartisan group has shown they believe farm workers deserve the right to apply for earned citizenship. AgJobs, negotiated between the UFW and the agricultural industry, promises to help America secure a safe food supply, strengthen the agricultural industry and safeguard the rights of workers and their families. “We realize there is still much work to be done on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, but the UFW looks forward to working together to ensure that comprehensive reform is enacted this year.” Negotiated for five years between the UFW and the agricultural industry, AgJobs has been endorsed by more than 500 organizations, including business, labor, religious, Latino and immigrant rights groups. AgJOBS would allow the majority of farm workers to earn the right to apply for legal status in exchange for their commitment to work in agriculture for the next 3-5 years.
http://www.ufw.org/_board.php?mode=list&b_code=about_suc#5452