Today, March 31, would have been César Chávez Day, had not the truth finally caught up to the Democrat icon who was a radical labor leader — and a serial sexual assaulter.
A bombshell report this month from the New York Times, of all outlets, revealed the ugly truth underlying the leftist hero-worship of Chávez. Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas both finally came forward to say that Chávez sexually abused them for years, starting when they were 13 and 12 years old, respectively. Murguia grew to such a pitch of despair over the repeated assaults that she tried to commit suicide when she was still a teen. Chávez raped Rojas, and even Chávez's longtime ally and United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta says he assaulted her and impregnated her twice against her will.
After these allegations became public, Democrat politicians, towns, and organizations began scrambling to distance themselves from Chávez. My own hometown of Tucson, Ariz., was among the cities that abruptly canceled its César Chávez Day parade. And after years of hearing him praised by the Democrats running my town into the ground, I cannot say I am sorry.
In fact, it is both surprising and entertaining to see how many cities and politicians are trying to backtrack on Chávez. It is surprising because Democrats are pretty open about supporting child groomers and sexual abusers like Palestinian terrorists and drag queens who read at libraries. And it is entertaining because the Democrats have spent years slapping Chávez’s name on buildings, streets, schools, and a holiday.
But since I don’t want to make light of the reason Chávez is finally persona non grata, let’s just look at a few places that are suddenly eager to suppress Chávez’s memory.
Among the states that have previously recognized a César Chávez Day are California, Washington, and even the Republican-run states of Utah and Texas (which of course has a huge Hispanic population), according to MPR News. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that not only would the state not be celebrating the holiday this year, he is working to get it removed from state law. California lawmakers didn’t have the guts to cancel the holiday altogether, but did rename it Farmworkers Day, which is as meaningless as their assumed horror at their erstwhile hero’s crime. Arizona’s woke Gov. Katie Hobbs has terminated her practice of recognizing César Chávez Day, too.
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Washington state switched the holiday to Huerta’s birthday on April 10. San Jose, Calif.; Lansing, Mich.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Austin, Texas; and Denver, Colo., all canceled celebrations in Chávez’s honor.
Even the AFL-CIO canned its planned participation in the holiday, according to MPR News. “Our thoughts are first and foremost with any victims of assault and abuse who have described experiencing what no one — especially children — should ever have to survive,” pontificated AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler. Chávez’s own union United Farm Workers axed its planned celebrations of its founder.
Several towns and schools are also looking into removing Chávez’s name. Among the cities that have already taken down their Chávez statues are Dallas, Texas; Fresno and San Fernando, Calif.; and Milwaukee, Wis., according to Yahoo! News.
César Chávez Day is already becoming a noisome reality of the past.
