Real-life civics makes activists of immigrants – California
Tagged: activist, California, populationPosted on: March 22nd, 2007“Mexican immigrants like Gonzalez have long served as the silent backbone of the farm industry that dominates Williams and the rest of Colusa County, about an hours drive north of Sacramento. While other parts of California with large immigrant populations have seen first- and second-generation Hispanics emerge as political movers and shakers, such change has been slow in coming in these remote parts.
But Latinos here are starting to become more outspoken about their desire to advance to pillars of the community – with a greater say over the quality of public services, the allocation of taxpayer dollars and the wooing of better-paying jobs.”
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