BREAKING NEWS: UFW's Arturo S. Rodriguez arrested for Civil Disobedience in WDC

Source: Daily Kos

United Farm Workers of America President Arturo S. Rodriguez was arrested a little after 1:30 p.m. EST along with UFW members Reynaldo Arvelo, Favio Calderon and Miguel Moran, in front of Speaker of the House John Boehner’s (R-OH) office in Washington D.C.
Rodriguez, Calderon, Moran and Arvelo were participating in a civil disobedience action in the nation's capital to bring forth the family-separation crisis currently taking place in the nation due to a broken immigration system. The high rate of deportation has caused a heart-tugging burden to a generation of parents and children. Currently, the Obama administration has led to countless unnecessary deportations and family separations while Republicans shamelessly fail to do their jobs and schedule an immigration vote.

“In light of last night’s primary results, some have been lead to conclude that immigration reform is dead. Well, we’re here today to remind folks that the weight of historic immigration reform rests on Speaker Boehner’s shoulders. It’s up to him to schedule a vote. Either he shows leadership and reaps the benefits—like Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC); or he continues bending to the extremists and walks the path to defeat—like Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) did last night.

“Our movement is prepared to deliver a legislative victory. Either we work with this current Congress to pass reform or we work to elect a Congress that will.

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