Boycott Continue's To Grow
More religious, social and business organizations in the United States have today promised to join the boycott planned for May Day with the aim of pressuring Congress to pass a migratory reform favorable to undocumented immigrants.
According to a Prensa Latina cable Latino leaders and activists in Phoenix, have called on the immigrant community not to work on International Workers Day or to buy any goods in commercial centers.
Representatives of the 2,000 campesinos from Texas and New Mexico have threatened to boycott employers who sanction workers who do not appear in the fields on Monday.
Quoted by La Opinión daily, Bob Charney, owner of one of the largest clothing manufacturers in California, promised that he would join the work and school boycott and abstain for shopping. "The time has come to acknowledge immigrants’ contributions to this nation," affirmed the Canadian-origin businessman.
A study by a research company has revealed that 70% of the Latino community support the stoppage.
