Mahonrry Hidalgo
Mahonrry Hidalgo
finally marches people spark
The marches are a tool, but they are being overused, This could finally be the spark for our people to advance.
against community events exceeded far immigrant injustice intended message send solidarity
We have far exceeded our expectations. The events are intended to show solidarity and, at the same time, send a message that injustice against the immigrant community is unacceptable. This is not the end of our struggle. It is the beginning.
jobs risk
We must risk our jobs. One can always get another job.
aware depends doubt economy fact immigrant state workers
We're well aware that this is a controversial issue, there's no doubt about it. But the economy of our state depends heavily on undocumented immigrant labor, and the fact is that these workers need to get to their jobs.
crisis dollars hands knows labor minimum people rights robbed state thousands
There is a crisis of labor rights in the state of New Jersey, and there is a crisis of people not getting paid, not getting overtime. Who knows how many thousands of dollars are robbed from their hands every day by these people, where, in many cases, they're not even getting minimum wage.
bill church cities jersey pass people places saturday understand
We're going to different cities around New Jersey. We're going to places like Trenton, Elizabeth, Hightstown and Passaic, sometimes on Saturday nights, sometimes after church on Sundays. We want people to understand this bill and why it is important for New Jersey to pass it.
country voice workforce
This is the voice of the voiceless. We are part of the workforce of this country.
downtown failed workers
If the idea of the borough was to make the workers disappear, that failed completely. We now have the workers in downtown in many corners.
economic exploited forces interests jersey people remaining town
Every town in New Jersey is its own little world, and every town has them. There are economic forces that have interests in these people remaining exploited and in the shadows.
change community demanding jersey message
The message is for the congressmen of New Jersey that the community is demanding that they change their positions.