Will the Supreme Court overrule farmworker union rights?
David Bacon
Not long before Donald Trump’s election in 2016, the Pacific Legal Foundation filed suit against California’s farmworker access rule in federal court on behalf of two companies Cedar Point Nursery in Siskiyou County and the Fowler Packing Company in Fresno.
The foundation is a conservative-libertarian group that holds property rights sacred and campaigns against racial equity. It fought hard for the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the high court.
The access regulation, which took effect after the passage of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act in 1975, allows union organizers to come onto a grower’s property in the morning before work to talk with workers. According to the labor board’s handbook, “The access regulations of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board are meant to ensure that farmworkers, who often may be contacted only at their workplace, have an opportunity to be informed with
Progressives, LaRaza, DNC, Unions, Have a Plan to Force Legalization
August 2, 2013
Photo of migrants crossing the border illegally. Illegal crossings will prove to be a pathway to citizenship
The Progressives or Far Left have joined with Liberals in planning a massive push for illegal immigration reform this August and they are targeting Republicans in the House.
Immigration Reform means legalizing all people here illegally within months thereby eradicating the need for the term ‘illegal immigrant’ and it means no changes to border security. If the government wanted to secure the border they could and would do it now.
It also means millions of new Democratic voters. With chain migration, it will come to tens of millions, many of whom will need public assistance. There will be continued illegal immigration, thus assuring a Democratic rule – a one party rule – of the United States, in perpetuity.
reform. it s obviously not enough. we need comprehensive immigration reform. i can tell you that my own 24-hour fast reminded me of the struggles of my grandfather, who came to this country as an 18-year-old in 1916. there were laws against his naturalization. there were laws against him buying land. but because of his hard work, i am a united states congressman. but, you know, eliseo pointed to the moral and spiritual dimensions of this crisis with comprehensive immigration reform not being passed, but we need to pass it because not only will it make us feel better as americans, but we ll be better off as a country economically. you know, we ll add we ll add a growth rate from 4.5% to 6.1%, a huge jump. 6.1% in our growth our gross domestic product if we pass comprehensive immigration reform. that s a huge jump in growth and it s also huge gain for
they exercise their discretion, it will take care of about 70%, 80% of the problem of people being deported, leaving their families behind. but at the end of the day, you know, in order to end this deportation policies, we need immigration reform, and i think the speaker, sooner or later, will have to understand that the american people demand an answer, they deserve an answer, and we deserve to have an immigration policy that would be worthy of our nation of immigrants. eliseo medina, mark takano, thank you for being with us. my pleasure. today s tweet of the day, time messes with us by putting miley cyrus on the short list for person of the year. among the other finalists, pope francis, edward snowden, ted cruz, president obama and kathleen sebelius. which rewards her for responsibly managing
america s workers. eliseo, what else do you think can be done? i m wondering what you think about how the president has responded to all of this. he did come and visited you, along with the first lady, during the fast. on the other hand, he has been criticized for his deportation record for 11.5 million undocumented immigrants. there s been some talk about trying to push him to use his executive powers. what would you like to see the president do? well, first of all, let me just say how grateful we are for the president s support. he s been steadfast in his commitment to immigration reform. but i do think that all of us have to think what is our role in fixing this broken immigration system. i think the president has previously said that he wants the department of homeland security to focus on criminals, not everyday workers who just want to go to work and take care of their families. and i think if they do that, if