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A message from League of United Latin American Citizens

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Labor Day 2020: Gratitude For America’s Latino Essential Workers
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Our Men and
Women Are Bravely Confronting Multiple Dangers

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today
called upon the country to pause and reflect in appreciation for essential
workers keeping vital services going in the face of COVID-19 and especially
Latinos, millions of whom are reporting to their jobs even as they risk
infection, death or deportation.

“In this crisis, our farmworkers for example, are not asking, what’s in it for
me?” says Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President. “How many others would be
willing to get up before dawn, head to a job paying pennies per basket stooped
over from sunrise to sunset, then risk getting stopped and arrested by ICE on the
way home to their families? As the son of immigrants who picked cotton, I saw
firsthand what back-breaking work is like. We should treat Latino essential
workers with the dignity and respect they deserve and order ICE to stop harassing
the very people who are putting the food on our tables,” he added.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latinos account for 85% of all farmworkers,
59% of the country’s construction crews, 53% of all employees in food services
and 39% of the nation’s total workforce. However, Latinos are also experiencing a
rate of infection from COVID-19 twice their share of the population because of
being on the frontlines daily.

“This Labor Day, LULAC reminds America that Latinos are important now and will
continue to be essential to our nation’s economic recovery,” says Sindy
Benavides, LULAC National Chief Executive Officer. “Our community is younger with
a median age of 28-years old and between 2010 and 2019 alone, Latinos accounted
for 52% of all births in the United States. LULAC wants elected officials
expecting our vote this fall to remember they must create policies that recognize
our worth and value. As a nation we must provide essential protections to our
farmworkers and all workers who are putting their lives on the line every day,”
she added.

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .







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