MADISON – This Thursday, May 6, 2021, Voces de La Frontera Action will host an emergency statewide rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The decision to mobilize came after the announcement that  anti-immigrant Republicans in the Joint Finance Committee  are planning to remove the provision in the ‘Governor’s  budget proposal that restores access to state driver licenses and state IDs, as well tuition equity for Wisconsin immigrant youth from the state budget.

Despite the short notice, Voces is expecting hundreds of statewide members, community leaders, religious leaders and elected officials to be in attendance in Madison on Thursday, May 6, and make their case before the Joint Finance Committee.

Buses and cars coming from all over the state will arrive at the Capitol by 9:00 am CST.

A rally will take place inside the Capitol (location pending) and then Voces’ members and their allies will participate in the Joint Finance Committee Meeting starting at 11:00 am and make their case for keeping the drivers license  and tuition equity the state budget.

Eduardo Perea, an immigrant essential worker and VDLFA member from Milwaukee said, “There was a time in Wisconsin when we could have drivers licenses, but that was taken away from us in 2007. Not having a driver’s license makes it extremely hard for us to do our jobs and our daily routines like taking our kids to school or going to the store. We face discrimination when we are looking for jobs, and fear deportation when we are just trying to do our jobs. We are asking for the opportunity to continue doing the jobs we already do, but safer and better.”

DATE: Thursday, May 6, 2021

TIME: We will gather at 9:00am CST for a rally and continue throughout the 11:00 am Joint Finance Committee Meeting.

LOCATION: The Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, WI. Rally will be indoors, location pending, but will be marked day of. The Joint Finance Committee Meeting will be held in RM 412 East.

WHAT: Voces de La Frontera Action will host an emergency statewide rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The decision to mobilize came after the announcement that  anti-immigrant Republicans in the Joint Finance Committee  are planning to remove the provision in the ‘Governor’s  budget proposal that restores access to state driver licenses and state IDs, as well tuition equity for Wisconsin immigrant youth from the state budget.

VISUALS: “Driver Licenses For All” campaign T-shirts, banners, and signs. Art designed by Jeanette Arellano. See image below.

SOCIAL: Livestreams and other social media updates will be available on Facebook @Voces delaFronteraAction 

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