Chicano Times (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1973 Page: 8 of 20
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MAY 11 to MAY 25, 1973
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Chicano, Mexican, and other Latin
American workers are being urged to
get together during the eveing of the
11, 12, and 13 of May 1973 at
the Centro Cultural Ruben Salazar,
San Antonio, Texas, to unite in a
concentrated effort to prepare for
and defeat racist legislative propo-
sals which may soon become oppressive
laws.
These federal and state laws have
been opposed by dedicated individuals
like Cesar Chavez, Bert Corona, and
many others who have realized after
years of struggling for the working
people that the answer to the economic
problems faced by Chicanos and other
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gainst racism since'most of the
workers involved are Mexican and
Latin American workers, not white
workers.”
The concern for the future of Latin
American workers in the U.S. is
shared by individuals and organiza-
tions in other countries who are
feaniliar with the reactionary and
racist coalition that has been formed
by the government and several white-
dominated labor unions.
Bishop Sergio Mendez Arceo who has
long fought for the rights of workers
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The proposed laws
The Rodino Bill is a dire threat to
the economic and social future of
every Mexican, Chicano, and other
Latin American worker.
Past history of similar bills has
proven that the real outcome will be
an increase in the economic exploita-
tion of all workers.
In California we saw how the Dixon-
Arnett Law which was suppossedly
directed at Mexican workers really af-
fected all workers who even looked
throughout Mexico and is recognized
and respected all over the world as
one of the leading figures in the
struggle for human rights and decency,
will be addressing the public during
the events planned for the evening of
the 11th of May at the Centro Ruben
Salazar.
Other speakers during these events
will be Jose Angel Gutierrez, Irene
Chandler, Bert' Corona, George Bus-
tamante and others who share the
concern for the pending laws.
A Call Against Racism
BY ANTONIO CABRAL
Latin American.
It gave the oppressive employers an
excuse to pay lower wages to ’’legal”
workers since many thousands of other
hungry workers were knocking at their
doors for jobs. Employers knew that
they could hire those workers, pay
the token fine provided for by the
deceiving law and still make bigger
profits than before. The law was in
fact working against all employees
and for the benefit of all employers.
The Rodino Bill as well as other
legislative proposals are full of
loopholes for the employers. They
will give racist employers a perfect
reason to openly discriminate against
all Latin American workers.
A proposal made in the Texas legis-
lature, for example, would require
every Mexican-American worker, legal
U.S. resident, citizen or not, to
carry some proof of citizenship. This
racist requirement has never been en-
forced against any other ethnic
group in the history of the United
States.
Opposition Views
In presenting the official opposi-
tion against the Rodino Bill and
other similar bills, the United Farm
Workers Union explained that such
bills do not provide the answer to
the workers’ problems nor do they
make employers bear the responsibi-
lity of their duty to workers strug-
gling for their rights.
”We feel that the Rodino Bill is
not the answer to our problems in
the fields, nor the answer to our
brothers."
Bert Corona, founder of CASA -
Hermandad General de Trabajadores -
of California has fought the Rodino
Bill because "it keeps workers in a
situation where they are alienated,
marginal, and permanently vulnera-
ble to exploitation."
All opponents of the Rodino Bill
and other similar state bills have
called on people in the Chicano move-
ment to launch a political fight at
the national and state level. This
fight is in fact a resistance "a-
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Bishop Sergio Mendez Arceo who will
be attending the events at the Ruben
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Rodriguez, Jose Luis. Chicano Times (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1973, newspaper, May 11, 1973; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1337471/m1/8/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Our Lady of the Lake University.