Jonny Antonio Bishop for Congress

Cada año, cientos de miles de personas de todo el país viajan a El Cerrito, también conocido como el Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, en Des Plaines para celebrar. La historia de San Juan Diego y la Virgen de Guadalupe fusiona los orígenes indígenas y españoles de México en algo único en Latinoamérica, pero especialmente en México. Sus imágenes se han utilizado desde la Guerra de Independencia de México hasta la Revolución Mexicana. Se ha convertido en un símbolo de los orígenes indígenas de México y del futuro del pueblo mexicano.

Ante el ataque de ICE y el gobierno federal contra nuestras comunidades, la peregrinación más grande de Estados Unidos no tuvo la misma afluencia de público a la que estamos acostumbrados. El miedo y la violencia que se han apoderado de nuestro vecindario tuvieron un impacto, pero algunos de nosotros salimos a demostrar que estamos orgullosos de quienes somos y de nuestra cultura. Y lo más importante, seguiremos luchando por nuestros derechos y por nuestras comunidades.

Every year hundreds of thousands of people from across the country travel to El Cerrito, also known as the Shrine of our Lady Guadalupe, in Des Plaines to celebrate. The story of San Juan Diego and La Virgin de Guadalupe is a story that merges the indigenous and Spanish backgrounds of Mexico into something unique to Latin America, but especially in Mexico. Her images have been used from the Mexican War of Independence to the Mexican Revolution. She has become a symbol of the indigenous backgrounds of Mexico and the future of the Mexican people.

As our communities have been attacked by the ICE and the federal government, the largest pilgrimage in the United States did not experience the same crowd sizes that we are used to. The fear and violence that has taken over our neighborhood did have an effect, but some of us still came out to show that we are proud of who we are and our culture. Most importantly, we will continue to fight for our rights and for our communities.

As we approach the end of the year, we are once again asking for your financial support. We are a campaign focused around everyday people fighting for everyday people. This is not an easy fight, and asking for money is not something we want to do. Unfortunately it is something we have to do. If you can donate 5$, $10, $50, or even $100 to our campaign to make sure that we provide true representation to the everyday people of Illinois’ 5th Congressional District. Check the link in our bio to donate. Thank you!

Also, Bernie Sanders thank you for the inspiration.

Latinos and immigrants have been continuously blamed for the problems facing the United States. From Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s to the biggest deportation effort in US history in the 1950s. We have fought for our rights then, and we will continue to fight now.

Thank you to Sabrina Carpenter for calling the use of her song and I will support you in any legal action you take against this administration.

You deserve universal healthcare, maternity & paternity leave, and paid-time off. Stop accepting anything less and remember, we deserve better!

If you can donate $5, $10, $20, or even $50 to our campaign that would be amazing. We are a grassroots campaign focused on everyday people helping everyday people. Join us today!

We have made progress in the right direction. We will continue to fight for our rights and communities. Thank you to everyone for their support and if you can donate to our campaign and follow our socials through the link in our bio. We are fighting to get an everyday person to represent everyday people.

I was proud to join the Chicago Refugee Coalitionas we prepared food relief packages and turkeys to pass out to the community. Thank you to Loyola University for the food donations and Islamic Relief USA for the halal turkeys. With everyday people struggling to make ends meet and with rising unemployment, now more than ever it’s important for us help our neighbors in anyway that we can. As I used to tell my students, always be good to yourself and to others.

As we approach our court hearing, I want to thank everyone for their support. I am the son of an immigrant and I have personally experienced the injustices of our immigration system. I believe that we deserve leaders who will fight for their constituents. Not just make statements, but make actions. Thank you to all who have supported us and continue to do so. I will provide updates as I receive them.

Union power is people power. Yesterday Starbucks Workers United began their strike after failed negotiations with Starbucks. Every worker in this country deserves the right to unionize without fear of retaliation and to have their labor be respected through proper compensation. When the CEO of a company is making 6,666 times what the median worker is making then something is horribly wrong. This not an issue of what the workers did wrong, but how greed has consumed the already insanely rich 1%. As a proud union member, I will always stand with labor in its fight against greed. As a human being, I will always put people over profits.