"Demonstration protesting Dixon-Arnett Law and its impact on undocumented workers"

Coverage of a demonstration in which people, primarily Mexican-Americans, are protesting the Dixon-Arnett Law recently passed by the California State Legislature. Under this law, employers would be fined for knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants. The protest is being backed by several different groups involved in Chicano rights, including CASA (Center for Autonomous Social Action), La Raza Unida, UFW (United Farm Workers) and MEChA. A female reporter interviews two different men about the reasons for the protest. The first man describes how most people affected by the law are part of their communities, pay taxes, and have families that include American-born children. They are demanding a legal right to stay, work and be a part of the country. The other man talks about discrimination and racism towards Mexican-Americans, not just through this law, but also in regards to education opportunities. Footage includes interviews, and shots of people, some of them children, carrying signs and marching.

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