It came to me the other day, in the midst of a doob, that Ceasar Chavez—of all folks—was CIA? I mean like no way josie! I mean like is it not unlawful for spooks to work stateside? I have a vision, on the mountain top? Shooting magic bullets out of cheap carbines? Government buildings in Oklahoma…;
terry smith, in Afghanistan. CIA Operatives do not die in their sleep. In cheap rental appartments. Set um up, use um; martyr, them. Oh well…; back, to the doob. Yep.

to my understanding this website is to educate others on the greatness that Mr. chavez did to others. It hurts me to see that u people have taken hatred on illegal imigration. haven’t u forgotten that ur ancestors where also immigrants. The only ones who where already here are the native americans and their not saying anything. Im doing a research on him and i guess i wont be putting this on my MLA.

Thank you for the post on Chavez.  I have a history of Cesar’s work on my blog; http://www.choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com
Another major contribution of Chavez was to educate and train hundreds of community organizers and labor activists.  They are working in struggles all around the country.
The prior two posts are anti immigrant bigotry.  Chavez organized after the 1965 Immigration act.  There is no connection.  Are you talking about the 1986 act?
Organized labor is alive and well, although weakened. Chavez and the UFW and labor in general were weakened and almost defeated by corporate power and Republican politicians, not by immigration.
Duane Campbell

Muchissimas gracias, senor, para tu trabajo that gave a voice to those who gave their bodies in Del Monte’s fields to make a living for their families. We know that El Rey Bush is a walking insult to your memory, and we pledge to remove him from power and hold him accountable for his crimes against su hermanos y hermanas. To those who believe English only shall be spoken—besa mi culo, idiotas.

If unionism and the cause of the working class person in this country isn’t dead in the water, then I must be missing something.  Chavez was a hero, like MLK.  But in the end, what counts in this country is MONEY, which most people don’t have, the people whose cause those two championed.  There is a place for idealism in America.  But the realists keep idealism in its place and not with a whole lot of effort.  Gawd Bless Imerika!

Another great peace activist who carried that philosophy of peace to the dinner table.  He was a vegetarian.
“In 1968 I became a vegetarian after realizing that (other)animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.”
Cesar Chavez

This makes me kind of sad. NOT because of who you’ve chosen, but dang, there has to be a living, Latino contemporary deserving this kind of attention.  Why do people like Lou Dobbs get to corner these discussions!  Dig deeper, my friend.

Hey, how about Alberto Gonzales’s Day ?

It was my understanding that he worked mainly for American citizen workers they screwed around. It wasn’t until near the end of his life he turned traitor and started supporting people who didn’t belong to America. But I will go research it and find out for sure. The Mexicans still have to go back to Mexico. Unless they want a secret defensive war coming at them resulting from the secret offensive war they have declared on America. It will be called the ‘American Resistence’. I will not lay down and let them destroy everthing my family and their generations have worked for all these years. You’re stupid if you think many Americans will. WE WILL GET YOU>

As a native Californian I know that Ceasar Chavez could have organized the farm workers union in this state into a viable and valuable force for the general good. Only one thing really defeated him: massive illegal immigration. The Immigration Reform Act of 1965 and subsequent court rulings that broadened its meaning was, and is, the equivalent of a national “Scab Act”. So sad.