Quotes by Nativo Lopez

“The policies are already having the effect of loss of confidence in the police.”

“We expected to organize our people as a group and march together, but by the time I got there ... it was already impossible to find everybody and pull our people together. It was just spontaneous. It was wonderful. This tells you how much support we have.”

“We are asking people not to go to school, or work, or shopping and instead to go out and protest against the racist and inhumane measures in this bill.”

“We are here to make a tough statement right in the bedrock of the anti-immigrant movement.”

“We think this is a good follow to the March 25 demonstration, and it is on the way to May 1, which will be a day without immigrants working, shopping or going to school nationwide.”

“We dont want half measures, we demand an amnesty, the immediate and unconditional legalization of the 12 million undocumented workers who work in this country.”

“The goal is to stop anti-immigrant legislation from becoming law and to pass real, comprehensive immigration reform that provides a clear path to citizenship, unites families, and ensures workplace and civil rights protections.”

“There is no one leader, and thats a good thing. Its a shared leadership among people who we dont even always know.”

“Its fine if they read passages from the Constitution, the history of the country, biographies of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson--who the English, back in the era of the American revolution, accused of terrorism. But then these children who are willing to practice these same precepts and theories can be reprimanded for actually living the Constitution.”

“The shift on the part of the Republicans only heightens our fear the Democrats will cut a deal behind the backs of the immigrant communities. That is what we are most fearful of.”