Tuesday News Briefing Advisory: Immigrant Rights Hearing Set at Capitol Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 12, 2008
Contact: Eric Vega 916-420-2469 or Richard Esquivel 916/670-3702

Attn: Daybook/Assignment Desks for Tuesday


Latino, other immigrant communities focus
of first-of-a-kind special, public hearing
at State Capitol this coming Saturday

SACRAMENTO – A special "Know Your Rights" public hearing at the State
Capitol – in response to recent raids and enforcement on immigrants – will
be the focus Saturday of lawyers, immigration advocates and others in the
immigration communities.

A news briefing to disclose details of the major hearing will be held on
the North Steps of the State Capitol TUESDAY, at 9:30 a.m.

Although the issue of immigration has focused on the Latino immigration,
organizers of the special hearing said this hearing may be the first of its
kind in the state. They have invited, and expect to attend, those in other
immigrant communities, including African, Asian Pacific Islander and Russia..

Among those participants will be lawyers and immigration experts from the
sponsor, La Raza Network, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee
Rights, National Lawyers Guild, American Civil Liberties Union, and Labor
Council for Latin American Advancement..

The public hearing is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. in Room 437 of the State Capitol.