Legalization Now! Stop Racist SB1070!
The Carlos
Alvarez for Governor Campaign demands full rights for all
immigrants—legalization now! Alvarez is a leader of the Party for
Socialism and Liberation and a member of the Peace & Freedom Party.
Alvarez
is the child of Salvadoran immigrants and understands the struggles of
immigrant workers. He’s organized and led mass marches calling for
legalization. He’s fought against neo-Nazis, the Minutemen, and racist
politicians who try to divide workers by scapegoating immigrants.
Alvarez stands for workers’ unity and
believes that no human being is “illegal.” He believes that the
undocumented should have full rights, including the right to vote.
As
California Governor, Alvarez will fight for immigrants by putting an
immediate end to deportations and raids. We must do away with police
checkpoints that target
immigrant families. California
will become a sanctuary state. Voting rights should be extended to
everyone in California, regardless of immigration status. Every person
in this state over age 16 should have the right to vote!
Alvarez
said the following at a recent immigrant rights march, “We demand justice, dignity and equality
for everyone. We demand legalization but we can’t stop there—we must end
exploitation and discrimination of all forms. We demand more workers’
rights, more union jobs, and access to affordable health care, education and
housing for all. This is not out of reach. Our labor creates all the
wealth in society—we deserve to reap the benefits. Sisters and brothers,
we can win.”
A resurgence in the struggle for legalization
Four
years ago, millions of people across the country took to the streets
to demand full rights for all immigrants in the biggest-yet upsurge in
the immigrant rights movement. Now, things are heating up again as Arizona just passed the
most anti-immigrant law on the books and with pressure mounting to hold
President Obama to his promise to introduce immigration reform legislation.
This
year, A broad community-based coalition of progressive, pro-immigrant
organizations, and organized labor is calling for a massive
demonstration on this
Saturday, May 1, in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.
Alvarez
represents the ANSWER coalition in the steering committee building for the massive
May 1st march in LA. The Alvarez campaign will be doing outreach to the
thousands of marchers on that day and getting people to register Peace
and Freedom. The march in LA begins at 10am on the corner of Broadway
and Olympic.
In LA and 350 cities across the country, hundreds of
thousands of immigrants and supporters will come out
on May 1st to
march for immigrant rights. All out on May 1st!
Register Peace & Freedom and vote in the June 8 primary.
Vote for
equality! Vote Carlos Alvarez for CA Governor!
