Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor - and true progressive hero


	Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor - and true progressive hero

masbury

12-25-2008 11:14 PM

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Child of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrant laborers, she rose to power in the great immigrant and labors struggles of California. A great American story!

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