Quotes by Roberto Reveles

“What occurred on March 24 is a consequence of the people being tired of the treatment we are receiving. The first step has already been taken, we organized ourselves and have completed the first phase, now we have to prepare for the second.”

“We will undoubtedly be involved, but we havent made any arrangements yet.”

“Its a major sacrifice for someone to give up a whole day of earnings, but some of them have turned this week.”

“We just did not feel comfortable with people being out there stretched out in single file where they could be subject to accidents and possibly expose themselves to provocation from outside groups.”

“It really depends on whether people choose to stay home and meditate and reflect, as we are asking people to do.”

“We feel that students should remain in the school. Were very high on that and have consistently been publicly urging students to stay in school.”

“The ultimate goal is to do as President Bush has urged a couple of days ago, to urge Congress to come to grips with solving the broken down immigration plan. Weve talked with workers and theyre responding positively, they want to communicate the seriousness of their purpose. Workers want to continue to produce a product and service that helps our economy.”

“We want to let those workers know we support them and that were continuing our efforts to bring about change that would allow workers to safely proceed with their daily work without the fear that they will be subject to arrest.”

“America is a country of symbols, and symbolically, this has been a really good demonstration of how the people will get involved to solve the immigration problem.”

“Clearly there is no magical way to measure the impact of today. But the numbers are real. Latinos spend $26 million a day in this state and they are making a real impact, whether they connect with this issue or not.”