Frankly, the risks are greater than the rights of workers in this state and other states.
What is new is the extent of immigration, some of it legal, some of it not, in new communities across the country. They don't know how to deal with it so they freak out and pass laws.
There are elements in there which make it very clear they are talking about Latinos. The policy really screams of racial profiling and discrimination from start to end.
It does put a lot of pressure on the individual employees. It threatens them with arrest if they don't follow the law, and being fired. We think that Greyhound is going overboard.
Right now, I think state and local governments are frustrated with the inaction of the federal government on illegal immigration.
If there were no longer bilingual ballots, citizens would not be able to vote intelligently, especially in California and San Francisco with all the bond measures. People would need help and rely on others. We don't want employers, spouses or neighborhood organizers helping people vote.
We think they should be covered by the law. If they think they should not be covered, they (already) have a process they can follow.
The concern is the temptation to use the (training) agreement in other ways, either to break a witness or just to harass somebody.
The Latino community has put Congress on notice in recent weeks that we are part of the fabric that allows this country to thrive and grow economically.
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