He was a husband. father. grandfather. labor organizer. community leader. and symbol of the ongoing struggle for equal rights and equal opportunity. March 31. the birthday of Cesar Chavez. -has already been declared a State holiday in California. Today. I ask my colleagues to support legislation I just introduced to make March 31 a Federal holiday so that our entire Nation can honor Cesar Chavez for his many contributions. Cesar Chavez. the son of migrant farm workers. dedicated his life to fighting for the human rights and dignity of farm workers. He was born March 31. 1927. on a small farm near Yuma. AZ. and died just 2 years ago. on April 23. 1993.