Immigrant Day 2021

On Tuesday, May 25, we will gather our collective power virtually for Immigrant Day of Action! This past year, we have seen how the pandemic has hit unequally. There is a special crisis going on in our Latinx, Black, and poor communities. On IDA we will urge the governor and legislature to make bold, equitable public investments to build a strong, sustainable economy that works for ALL of us—including California’s 11 million immigrants—and remove exclusions for health care for our most vulnerable. Now is the time to invest in strengthening our safety net to allow for an equitable recovery today and our communities to thrive tomorrow. In addition, leaders must confront the legacy of strategic racism that impacts BIPOC and immigrant workers and communities. Join us this year as we celebrate 25 years of organizing and bringing immigrant voices to Sacramento!

Policy Platform

On May 25, we will gather our collective power to urge the Governor and Legislature to make equitable investments and pass laws that transform our neighborhoods into communities where all Californians are safe, healthy, and financially secure. The bills in this year’s Immigrant Day of Action platform will advance community health, racial justice, workers’ rights, and a safety net for all Californians, including immigrants.

  • Health4All (AB 4, Arambula and SB 56, Durazo): Provides comprehensive health coverage and preventative care for low-income undocumented immigrants, particularly seniors who did not have access to preventative health care and thus were rendered vulnerable during the pandemic.
  • Health and Safety for All Workers (SB 321, Durazo): Removes the historic, racist, and unjust exclusion of domestic workers from California’s Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) regulations, which has left them unprotected during this pandemic.
  • VISION Act (AB 937, Carrillo):  Protects immigrants from being subject to double punishment and funnelled to ICE for deportation after they are eligible for release from state prison or local jail; prohibits the use of immigration status to deny incarcerated community members access to diversion, rehabilitative, mental health and credit earning programs.
  • Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative (AB 628, Garcia): With the pandemic-related job losses being highest among immigrants and low-income workers of color in California, this bill renews and expands a state workforce development grant program that supports community-based organizations and local workforce boards to address systemic barriers in the labor market.
  • Food4All (SB 464, Hurtado): Modernizes the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide state-funded nutrition benefits to all Californians ineligible for CalFresh due to their immigration status.

On May 25, we will gather our collective power to urge the Governor and Legislature to make equitable investments and pass laws that transform our neighborhoods into communities where all Californians are safe, healthy, and financially secure. The bills in this year’s Immigrant Day of Action platform will advance community health, racial justice, workers’ rights, and a safety net for all Californians, including immigrants.

  • Health4All (AB 4, Arambula and SB 56, Durazo): Provides comprehensive health coverage and preventative care for low-income undocumented immigrants, particularly seniors who did not have access to preventative health care and thus were rendered vulnerable during the pandemic.
  • Health and Safety for All Workers (SB 321, Durazo): Removes the historic, racist, and unjust exclusion of domestic workers from California’s Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) regulations, which has left them unprotected during this pandemic.
  • VISION Act (AB 937, Carrillo):  Protects immigrants from being subject to double punishment and funnelled to ICE for deportation after they are eligible for release from state prison or local jail; prohibits the use of immigration status to deny incarcerated community members access to diversion, rehabilitative, mental health and credit earning programs.
  • Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative (AB 628, Garcia): With the pandemic-related job losses being highest among immigrants and low-income workers of color in California, this bill renews and expands a state workforce development grant program that supports community-based organizations and local workforce boards to address systemic barriers in the labor market.
  • Food4All (SB 464, Hurtado): Modernizes the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide state-funded nutrition benefits to all Californians ineligible for CalFresh due to their immigration status.
  • Private Detention Accountability Act (SB 334, Durazo): Ensures that all private, for-profit prisons in California, including immigration detention centers, adhere to all necessary health and safety standards by requiring them to carry certain types of liability insurance; allows insurance companies to terminate a facility’s insurance if they fail to comply with the mandated health and safety standards.

Supporting the Movement as a Sponsor

With over 1,000+ participants each year from all over the state, and some of the biggest and fastest growing organizations in attendance, sponsoring Immigrant Day of Action is an amazing opportunity to directly support the immigrant rights movement in California. Your sponsorship will directly subsidize participant logistic costs and ensure a quality, sustainable civic engagement program. It’s also an investment in grassroots leadership across San Diego, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, Central Valley, Central Coast, and the Bay Area. Empower grassroots leaders and give every participant a unique civic engagement experience that will stay with them for a lifetime.

Want to partner? …let’s talk! Contact Anthony at arubio@caimmigrant.org for more information.