Cesar died last week in San Luis. AZ. peacefully and in his sleep. But I want everyone to know that his struggle and quest for civil rights for this Nations migrant workers did not end in his death. In the 1960s. Latino workers across our NationLatinos who had been discriminated against for decades because of their race and ethnicity were drawn to Cesars leadership. Cesars leadership brought national notice to the injustices that Mexican migrant laborers faced in the agricultural industry. More importantly. by focusing attention on migrant workers. Cesar allowed millions of Latinos nationwide to organize and demand Justice in the workplace. Cesar was. and will remain. a hero in the Illinois Fourth Congressional District.