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    Vol.65/No.33           August 27, 2001 
 
 
Farm workers in Washington State demand amnesty for immigrants
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Militant/John Naubert
More than 2,000 farm workers and their supporters marched through Yakima, Washington, August 5 demanding the right to legal U.S. residence for undocumented workers and in defense of union rights. They carried out a several-mile-long demonstration, which drew farm workers from throughout Washington and Oregon. Juan Núñez Castillo, a farm worker from Mexico who works part of the year in Washington and part of the year in California, expressed the increased confidence and militancy of many workers when he stated, "I'm marching for amnesty, better pay, and better treatment."
 
 
 
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