"On The Road to Citizenship"

Immigrant workers, living and paying taxes in the United States, want the rights to apply for citizenship and reunify their families... rights denied by their undocumented status and outdated laws.

The road to citizenship needs a new map. The goal of the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride is to help draw that map.

Inspired by the Freedom Riders of the Civil Rights Movement, thousands of immigrant workers will ride buses to Washington, D.C. and then New York City for a massive rally on October 4, 2003. (See the route map.)

Joined by a coalition of unions, business, immigrant and civil rights organizations, clergy, students, and elected Democratic and Republican leaders, immigrant workers will to gather to bring attention to the issues of fair and equitable citizenship rights and immigration laws.

Hotel and restaurant workers, janitors, farm workers, construction workers, meat packers, laborers, garment workers, health care workers and computer engineers...hard working immigrants who sacrifice so much to come here, make America’s economy the strongest in the world.

Join us in drawing a new map for the road to citizenship.

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© 2003 Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union