Católicos Por La Raza
Pedro Arias/UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
A nun speaks to protesters in front of the California State Building in downtown Los Angeles at an immigration march against the Dixon-Arnett Act, January 22, 1972. Photo by Pedro Arias. From the Católicos Por La Raza Photographs.
Historical note - The California Legislature passed The Dixon-Arnett Act in 1971 which sought to fine employers who hired undocumented workers. The act, however, was declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court, because it infringed upon federal powers.