Joseph Kennedy Joins Immigration Reform Hunger Strike
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Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, grandson of the late Robert F.
Kennedy, has joined the immigration reform hunger strike in Washington DC.
After the first group of protesters ended their 22-day fast in front of the
Capitol, political reinforcements have arrived to support the cause. As Dolores
Huerta, founder of the Syndicate of Farm Workers suggested, the move has a
certain historical resonance with previous immigrant movements such as those
initiated by Cesar Chavez: "the first time it was Senator Robert Kennedy,
and the second time it was Joe Kennedy, the father of the young man with us
now."
The hunger strike activists were joined in solidarity by
other politicians including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Minnesota Reps
Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum began a one-day fast in support of the
movement. The hunger strike began on November 12 to protest the lack of
significant immigration reforms in congress. The strikers, lead by Eliseo
Medina, an Secretary-Treasurer from the Syndicate of Employees and Services,
marched with Cesar Chavez during protests in the 60s.