7 Quotes by Angelica Salas

What we're doing is building a movement that will transform America.

If we disagree on the how and when (of a boycott), we're united in the strategy of seeking comprehensive immigration reform.

Our challenge is to transform this massive movement of people in the streets into a massive movement of people to the polls. Ultimately in a democracy, your influence depends on putting people in power to represent your interests.

It is critical that we are embraced by the American public.

We are good people who want to contribute to this nation. More than anything, people were saying, 'This is who we are. Most of the time we're invisible to society, but this is who we are. We're not criminals. We're families. We're mothers, we're fathers, we're workers'.

Immigration law is civil law; law enforcement never enforces civil law.

Immigrants are really trying to be present and visible in their opposition to the bill.