Part One: President Obama & the Gang of Eight’s ‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform’

A Chicano Historical Analysis: Immigration or Labor?

By Herman Baca, President, Committee on Chicano Rights President Barack Obama, along with the “gang of 8,” 4 Democrats; Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and 4 Republican; Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tea Party favor Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) recently called for bi-partisan, “comprehensive immigration reform.” The call brought back vivid memories of labor, political and civil rights organizer, Humberto “Bert” Corona. Corona, while unknown too many in the US, struggled to improve the conditions of persons of Mexican ancestry and undocumented immigrants in the US from the 1930’s until his death in 2001. He is recognized by many in the Chicano community as being both the father of the Chicano and Immigration movements.