North County human rights organizations are asking people to be thankful for migrant labor this holiday. The groups will be passing out fact sheets on migrant labor to last minute shoppers at an Escondido grocery store Wednesday. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.
Human rights leaders say their campaign is motivated by the recent wave of anti-illegal immigrant sentiment. They say it's been spread by civilian border patrols and the Escondido City Council's recent endorsement of a California Border Police.
Ricardo Favela is with Mexicanos Unidos, one of the groups that organized the event. He says people need to set aside their views and recognize what migrants contribute to the United States.
Favela: "The high standard of living that we enjoy is at the expense of what these migrant workers are experiencing. And that's what needs to be understood, that there is a relationship between what we enjoy and what other people are suffering."
Favela says Thanksgiving, which celebrates the harvest, is the perfect time to remember migrant labor. Amy Isackson, KPBS news.
