Richard,

You won't want to miss this -- UFW President, Arturo Rodriguez, is going on the Colbert Report tomorrow!


Tune in to Comedy Central:
Thursday, July 8th
11:30 pm EST / 11:30 pm PST

TV Guide describes it this way: "Stephen Colbert is teaming up with U.S. farm workers to present a tongue-in-cheek campaign called 'Take Our Jobs...."'

The Take Our Jobs campaign spotlights the issue of immigrant laborers who are the backbone of the country's agricultural economy. Without reform, domestic agriculture could be crippled, leading to more jobs moving offshore.

While the show is sure to be a riot, the campaign is no laughing matter. The offer to recruit unemployed Americans is serious. Would-be farm workers can sign up via the Take Our Jobs website to be matched to growers across the country.

Most importantly, however, the campaign spotlights the ongoing need for immigrant labor in the U.S. economy. Consider this: a full three-quarters of all crop workers in American agriculture were born outside the United States.

But it's not just Colbert or UFW bringing attention to this issue. Just last week, President Obama recognized the vital role immigrant farm workers play in feeding America.

The President is right. Deporting all undocumented farm workers would surely destroy the agricultural industry. Now it is time for Congress to stand up to the rhetoric on immigration and pass the bipartisan AgJobs bill the UFW has negotiated with the agricultural industry that would give undocumented farm workers presently here the right to earn legal status by continuing to work in agriculture.

To learn more about AgJOBS please go to http://action.ufw.org/agjobs.


Oh, and don't forget to tune in to Comedy Central tomorrow at 11:30!



---Jocelyn Sherman & the UFW team