The Road to CitizenshipImmigrant workers, living and paying taxes in the United States, want the right to apply for citizenship, to reunify their families, and to have a voice on the job without regard to legal status – rights denied by their undocumented status and outdated laws. The road to citizenship needs a new map. The goal of the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride is to help draw that map.
Inspired by the Freedom Riders of the Civil Rights Movement, thousands of immigrant workers and friends from 10 major US cities will ride buses to Washington, DC, to lobby Congress for:
* A path to citizenship
* Improved systems to reunite families and
* The right to organize in the workplace.
The DC Planning Committee is linking this national effort to the struggles of local immigrants and other working people who are particularly vulnerable during the current period. Come learn more about the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride at a meeting sponsored by Jews United for Justice on Wednesday, June 25, 6 p.m., at St. Stephen's Church, 16th and Newton Streets NW. For more information, call 202/483-1953.
