Photo: #Immigrants from Mexico, who did not want to give their names, wait for day jobs outside a Home Depot store in Glendale, CA, May 1, 2006. The workers said their need for cash to pay their rent prevented them from participating in the "Day Without an Immigrant" work boycott and rally.
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Immigrants from Mexico, who did not want to give their names, wait for day jobs outside a Home Depot store in Glendale, CA, May 1, 2006. The workers said their need for cash to pay their rent prevented them from participating in the "Day Without an Immigrant" work boycott and rally. (Photo credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

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Immigration from a labor perspective

Broadcast: Midmorning, 05/10/2006, 9:06 a.m.

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The granddaughter of one of the founding members of the U.S. labor movement discusses worker rights and her fight for immigrant rights today.

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  • Christine Chavez: Political director of United Farm Workers of America and a candidate for the 2006 California State Assembly. She is also the granddaughter of labor activist Cesar Chavez.

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