Building the American Dream
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Across Texas, an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices. Grieving their son, a Mexican family campaigns for a life-and-death safety ordinance. A Salvadorian electrician couple owed thousands in back pay fights for their children’s future. A bereaved son battles to protect others from his family's preventable tragedy. A story of courage, resilience, and community, the film reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream, of which they are excluded.
Video Librarian
"The film is heartening in that it shows us how some people will fight back, including at least a few of the undocumented, who have reason to worry about speaking up. At the same time, we know that every ounce of progress made toward laborer protections is far outweighed by the unscrupulous. Building the American Dream will make a viewer angry, but let in a little daylight, too. Strongly recommended."
Educational Media Reviews Online | Michael Pasqualoni, Librarian for Public Communications, Syracuse University Libraries
"A moving portrait of dangerous labor conditions within the Texas construction trades ... Building the American Dream is recommended viewing for those interested in labor studies, immigration, community organizing, Texas politics, or the sociology of the workplace."
Roger Ebert
“The hard-hitting documentary examines the recent boom in Texas’ economy and the toll it’s taken immigrant laborers.”
The Hollywood Reporter
“An eye-opener about the abuse of workers whose immigration status makes them victims.”
Film Threat
“This film opens your eyes even more to exactly how unfair this country is to undocumented immigrants, particularly those of Latinx origins. Chelsea Hernandez tugs at our heartstrings and puts fuel to a fire of righteous anger.”
Texas Observer
“A striking mix of intimate drama and something approaching a how-to guide for community organizers…”
The Austin Chronicle
“The film explores the dual threats of wage theft and personal injury with a determination that doesn’t shy away from the political. Hernandez brings us into City Council meetings and charts the Trump administration’s plans to end DACA. While these issues often get elevated and then abstracted in media, Hernandez instead allows the families to lead the tone of the documentary.”
Austin360
‘‘BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM reveals dark side of ‘Texas Miracle’’
Citation
Main credits
Hernandez, Chelsea (film director)
Hernandez, Chelsea (film producer)
Montoya, Marisol Medrano (film producer)
Other credits
Director of photography, Erik Mauck; editors, Sarah Garrahan, Chelsea Hernandez; music, Gil Talmi.
Distributor subjects
Labor Studies; Immigration Studies; Hispanic + Latino Studies; Economics; Worker Rights; Democracy; Social Issues; Politics + PolicyKeywords
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where is your emergency?
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- [Woman] We\'re in a new neighborhood.
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One of the workers,
Mexican workers came over
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and said one of his
partners is extremely ill.
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It\'s really hot, they\'ve been working
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and he just asked me to please call.
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we\'ll get somebody out there.
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- [Reporter] 25-year-old,
Roendy Granillo of Haltom City
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died July 19th.
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He was working on a
construction site in Melissa
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but died at the hospital that evening.
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- [Reporter] Texas has been
trying to lure companies
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away from other states with
the promise of lower taxes
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and lighter regulations,
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something people are
calling the Texas miracle.
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- [David] We wanna make it
irresistible to come into Texas,
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invest, create new jobs.
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- [Greg] We have a very
vast, diversified economy
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and it is attracting businesses
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from across the entire country.
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- [Cristina] There is an ugly
side to the Texas miracle
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that a lot of people don\'t talk about.
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Half of the workforce is undocumented
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in the construction industry.
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Employers wanna keep that workforce
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without rights and protections
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because that means they can exploit them.
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- [Reporter] Wage theft is a
growing problem nationwide.
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- [Reporter] One in five
construction workers in Texas,
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loses out to wage theft.
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- [Reporter] A few of
them report the abuse
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because they fear deportation
if they go to the police.
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- [Cristina] The conditions
are so terrible here.
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The people who are building
the state\'s economy are dying.
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- [Reporter] A worker died today
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during a construction accident.
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- [Reporter] The worker was
crushed by a concrete slab.
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- [Reporter] 25-year-old Angel Garcia
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fell from the fourth level.
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- [Reporter] Armando
Juarez died at the scene.
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- [Reporter] Jesus Chuy Moreno.
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- [Reporter] Salvador Gillon.
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- [Reporter] Juarez\'s
family will have a funeral
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for him in Mexico, which is
where he\'s originally from.
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- So, we\'re now entering
just the main entrance of it.
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There are many, many other
high-rises, but I\'m showing you,
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giving you a glimpse into
the kind of upper, upper end
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of condo living in downtown.
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We\'re looking at the world
of condo buyers from the top,
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looking down, so to speak.
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I feel like we\'re doing
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
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but this is who I sell to,
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is the rich and maybe not so famous,
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but they\'re all wealthy.
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This unit is for sale, for $3,329,000.
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Almost everything you see out there
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is less than 10 years of age.
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I\'ve just never seen this
kind of momentum ever,
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and I\'d been here during the
computer boom in the mid \'90s
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but this is really way
more substantial than that.
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We\'ve hit our stride or momentum
and people just feel it.
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(all applauding)
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- Workers come each week to our offices
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in Dallas and Austin,
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and they come into an organization
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where there are dozens of other workers
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that have suffered similar abuses to them,
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and they realize that they\'re not alone.
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(upbeat music)
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We started about 10 years ago
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because we wanted to improve conditions
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for mostly immigrant workers
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and workers that were undocumented.
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We found that one in five
workers across the state
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were being denied payment.
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We found that 50% were undocumented,
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50% of close to a million
workers in this state
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working without protection.
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And we found out that
every two and a half days,
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a construction worker
was dying in this state.
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- [Students] I pledge
allegiance to the Flag
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of the United States of America,
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and to the Republic for which it stands,
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one Nation under God,
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indivisible, with Liberty
and Justice for all.
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- [Teacher] And now, for the Texas pledge.
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- [Students] Honor the Texas flag.
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I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one state under God,
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one and indivisible.
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celebrating Veterans Day
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and we will be having our
second pep rally of the year.
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We will be looking for
the most patriotic outfit.
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Sixth graders, you will
dress up in (indistinct).
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- I was born here.
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My parents, they weren\'t born here.
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They came for me and my sister,
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and my brother and my other
brother to have a good education
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because in Mexico, where they were from,
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not everybody gets the same education,
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not everybody gets the
same amount of food.
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When I play basketball,
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I think about my brother.
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He was the one that showed
me how to play basketball.
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(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
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- [Reporter] This morning, the
brutal summer heat drags on
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in Texas.
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- [Reporter] It\'s gonna
continue to feel like 105, 106
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into tomorrow.
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- [Reporter] It makes it squarely
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the hottest summer we\'ve ever seen.
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- [Reporter] Listen to your body,
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and if you start to feel weak
or dizzy, stop immediately.
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(man speaking in foreign language)
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(man speaking in foreign language)
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- [Cristina] There is
no state or federal law
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that gives construction
workers a rest break.
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Not even the workers who work outside
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in 100-degree-plus heat.
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One of the priorities they wanted
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was to make sure that
they got paid rest breaks.
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(Felix speaking in foreign language)
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- [Reporter] The Workers Defense Project
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is asking the city of Dallas
to pass a rest break ordinance.
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- We\'re here because the hard working men
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and women who build our
schools, our homes, our roadways
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and this very city council plaza
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don\'t have the right to rest.
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- [Interpreter] Good morning.
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(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
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My name is Gustavo Granillo.
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(crowd clapping)
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- [Audience] To the Republic
for which it stands,
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one Nation under God,
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indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
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- Good afternoon.
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Beginning on page three, you
have the proposed ordinance.
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That is to adopt the rest break ordinance
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that requires a 10-minute rest break
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for every four hours of work
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performed on permitted construction sites.
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- Your vote for a rest break ordinance
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will show the men and women of Dallas
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that you will do what is
right for working families.
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- Thank you.
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Mr. Callahan.
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- Yea, thank you Mayor.
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I appreciate all the passion
that\'s gone behind this.
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But again, it\'s just another
piece of paper, another poster,
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another requirement and all
for a feel-good, mind you.
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Hey, man, we got that done, check.
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Let\'s come up with a
new work rule next year,
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won\'t that be fun?
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You know, you think you
got a boom now, Mayor,
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and we could really have a boom here
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if we just simply streamline that.
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But quit telling business no.
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Quit telling them no.
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Let the federal government
be the arbitrator
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when it comes down to
rules and regulations.
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Thank you.
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- [Mayor] Mr. Clayton.
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- The reality of it is,
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this is coming up from the ground up
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of people who are in the
construction business saying,
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\"This is a problem.\"
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The data that we\'re getting anecdotally
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is one out of three people
who are in this business
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are saying they are not getting breaks.
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- [Mayor] Mr. Kleinman.
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- This group is a bunch of
charlatans coming in here,
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posing for the unions in
a right-to-work state.
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And the fact of the matter is,
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limiting people\'s right to
work is bad for workers too.
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I\'m just always very frustrated
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when this council is not making
decisions based on facts.
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And I don\'t see any reason
to even bring this forward
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to the council for consideration.
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Thank you.
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- [Mayor] Thank you.
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Mr. Kingston.
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- The data that I\'m relying
on is Roendy Granillo,
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who\'s dead.
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I\'ve got data from the
Agape Clinic in East Dallas
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that averages one heat illness
related complaint a week
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during the summer.
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I think that\'s pretty good data.
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The people who are coming here
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are by and large, disadvantaged Hispanics.
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Protecting their physical well-being
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is about the least we can do.
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- I heard of the death this morning,
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which is very poignant.
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I mean, it just breaks your
heart that you lose a son.
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And it makes me very upset
to think there are people
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that are not working
in a safe environment.
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I also don\'t wanna lie to people.
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I wish we had the power
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to make those individuals lives\' better.
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It\'s just not true.
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Thank you, next item.
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Let\'s take the next item.
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- [Announcer] Our next
(indistinct) is regards
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to the (indistinct)
initiative and (indistinct)
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that\'s associated with (indistinct)
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through that very quickly.
00:24:32.085 --> 00:24:35.636
(Diana speaking in foreign language)
00:24:35.637 --> 00:24:39.416
- I feel like they are
gonna do something about it.
00:24:39.417 --> 00:24:42.167
I feel like we\'re gonna win this.
00:24:43.642 --> 00:24:47.392
And I feel like we have
the right to stand up
00:24:51.650 --> 00:24:52.900
for each other.
00:24:54.110 --> 00:24:57.443
And I feel like we are together on this.
00:25:00.898 --> 00:25:05.481
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
00:25:42.682 --> 00:25:44.015
- She\'s a lover.
00:25:47.513 --> 00:25:49.215
Yeah, that\'s the way it is.
00:25:49.216 --> 00:25:53.209
All different personalities
and different ways.
00:25:53.210 --> 00:25:56.460
This one, she\'s always doing something.
00:25:59.729 --> 00:26:00.674
(indistinct)
00:26:00.675 --> 00:26:05.424
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:26:44.939 --> 00:26:49.189
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:26:50.107 --> 00:26:54.857
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:26:56.069 --> 00:26:57.561
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:26:57.562 --> 00:26:59.838
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:26:59.839 --> 00:27:03.490
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:27:03.491 --> 00:27:08.241
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:27:43.871 --> 00:27:48.422
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:27:48.423 --> 00:27:52.694
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:27:52.695 --> 00:27:53.907
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:27:53.908 --> 00:27:58.658
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:28:08.132 --> 00:28:10.643
(Christian\'s mom speaking
in foreign language)
00:28:10.644 --> 00:28:15.394
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:29:19.908 --> 00:29:24.491
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
00:30:40.932 --> 00:30:42.412
(upbeat music)
00:30:42.413 --> 00:30:44.983
- [Announcer] Texas, open for business.
00:30:44.984 --> 00:30:46.985
- We\'ve cut taxes for small business,
00:30:46.986 --> 00:30:51.621
balanced our budgets, set aside
$8 billion for a rainy day.
00:30:51.622 --> 00:30:54.065
Limiting government lets
our families keep more
00:30:54.066 --> 00:30:57.581
of what they earn and
encourages more Texas jobs.
00:30:57.582 --> 00:31:00.837
It\'s no wonder Texas is home
to more Fortune 1,000 companies
00:31:00.838 --> 00:31:02.004
than any other State.
00:31:02.005 --> 00:31:05.981
- [Announcer] Securing our
future, Governor Rick Perry.
00:31:05.982 --> 00:31:08.505
(upbeat music)
00:31:08.506 --> 00:31:10.681
- [Cristina] Texas is actually
one of the largest economies,
00:31:10.682 --> 00:31:14.182
not just in our country, but in the world.
00:31:15.466 --> 00:31:16.709
The construction industry,
00:31:16.710 --> 00:31:20.377
last year was a $72
billion dollar industry.
00:31:21.446 --> 00:31:25.446
We accounted for 16%
of all housing starts.
00:31:26.786 --> 00:31:27.619
- [Reporter] The Census Bureau
00:31:27.620 --> 00:31:28.693
says the Dallas Fort Worth Area
00:31:28.694 --> 00:31:32.662
is the fastest growing
area in the entire country.
00:31:32.663 --> 00:31:33.496
- [Reporter] We\'re booming
00:31:33.497 --> 00:31:35.017
by more than three hundred people a day.
00:31:35.018 --> 00:31:36.173
- [Reporter] What Texas works on
00:31:36.174 --> 00:31:38.185
is trying to reduce regulations
00:31:38.186 --> 00:31:41.525
and provide a hospitable
environment for business
00:31:41.526 --> 00:31:45.073
because when businesses succeed in Texas,
00:31:45.074 --> 00:31:47.005
Texas will succeed.
00:31:47.006 --> 00:31:48.293
(upbeat music)
00:31:48.294 --> 00:31:50.017
- If you look at who the
largest contributors are
00:31:50.018 --> 00:31:52.267
to the Republican Party in our State,
00:31:52.268 --> 00:31:55.597
it\'s builders and developers, number one.
00:31:55.598 --> 00:31:58.801
- Texas boasts that this is a good place
00:31:58.802 --> 00:32:01.873
for folks to invest in
because unions are weak,
00:32:01.874 --> 00:32:03.143
because wages are low,
00:32:03.144 --> 00:32:06.227
because we hate regulations in Texas.
00:32:07.790 --> 00:32:11.629
Texas would not have this
very high fatality rate
00:32:11.630 --> 00:32:16.161
for construction workers if
there were more inspections,
00:32:16.162 --> 00:32:18.621
if companies felt more pressure
00:32:18.622 --> 00:32:22.205
to watch for what\'s
good for their workers.
00:32:24.110 --> 00:32:27.645
- The penalties for
violating the law are so low
00:32:27.646 --> 00:32:29.469
that unscrupulous employers,
00:32:29.470 --> 00:32:32.257
employers who don\'t
wanna play by the rules
00:32:32.258 --> 00:32:36.175
just figure it into the
cost of doing business.
00:32:37.403 --> 00:32:40.525
- For many of these low road employers,
00:32:40.526 --> 00:32:43.509
they know that if they
hire undocumented workers,
00:32:43.510 --> 00:32:47.881
and that worker is hurt,
then they disappear.
00:32:47.882 --> 00:32:50.119
Their family pays the cost.
00:32:50.120 --> 00:32:53.287
It doesn\'t cost the employer anything.
00:33:05.388 --> 00:33:06.221
- Morning men.
00:33:06.222 --> 00:33:07.279
- Hello.
00:33:07.280 --> 00:33:08.113
- How\'s everybody?
00:33:08.114 --> 00:33:09.379
Which class is this?
00:33:09.380 --> 00:33:11.131
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:33:11.132 --> 00:33:11.965
Safety advisers?
00:33:11.965 --> 00:33:12.928
- Yes.
00:33:12.929 --> 00:33:14.275
- And these are all our safety advisers?
00:33:14.276 --> 00:33:15.109
- Yes.
00:33:15.109 --> 00:33:15.942
- All but one.
00:33:15.942 --> 00:33:16.775
- All but one.
00:33:16.776 --> 00:33:19.051
And these guys know safety
better than anybody?
00:33:19.052 --> 00:33:22.215
And I think that\'s extremely important
00:33:22.216 --> 00:33:23.953
and I\'m very proud of each one of you.
00:33:23.954 --> 00:33:25.711
And we\'re gonna fix this immigration mess.
00:33:25.712 --> 00:33:28.028
Any of you guys got undocumented friends?
00:33:28.029 --> 00:33:29.139
- Perhaps.
00:33:29.140 --> 00:33:31.659
- (laughs) Perhaps.
00:33:31.660 --> 00:33:34.410
(dramatic music)
00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:48.740
We\'re a company that\'s
been around for 78 years.
00:33:49.810 --> 00:33:52.226
Safety is number one.
00:33:52.227 --> 00:33:56.810
We want everybody to go home
the way they came to work.
00:34:00.526 --> 00:34:02.157
What is going on?
00:34:02.158 --> 00:34:03.537
- Hey, what\'s up Stan?
00:34:03.538 --> 00:34:04.410
- What\'d ya say, boy?
00:34:04.410 --> 00:34:05.266
You learn anything?
00:34:05.267 --> 00:34:06.355
- Uh, yea.
00:34:06.356 --> 00:34:07.605
- All right, how you doing, man?
00:34:07.606 --> 00:34:08.439
Good to see you.
00:34:08.440 --> 00:34:10.281
- Good to see you.
00:34:10.282 --> 00:34:11.345
So what are you doing?
00:34:11.346 --> 00:34:12.845
- Updating PRs.
00:34:12.846 --> 00:34:13.941
- Okay, okay.
00:34:13.942 --> 00:34:16.393
- We just got a new PR-48.
00:34:16.394 --> 00:34:17.307
- That\'s good.
00:34:17.308 --> 00:34:21.237
He\'s actually a part of
the graduation next week.
00:34:21.238 --> 00:34:24.927
And so, he\'s graduating from the trainees.
00:34:24.928 --> 00:34:26.288
- Are you DACA or are you born here?
00:34:26.289 --> 00:34:27.280
- DACA.
00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:28.113
- Oh, so you\'re DACA?
00:34:28.114 --> 00:34:29.245
Well, good, good.
00:34:29.246 --> 00:34:30.188
Where were you born?
00:34:30.188 --> 00:34:31.021
- Honduras.
00:34:31.021 --> 00:34:31.854
- Honduras?
00:34:31.855 --> 00:34:33.841
Oh, so you\'re from Honduras, wow.
00:34:33.842 --> 00:34:34.861
How long have you been here, though?
00:34:34.862 --> 00:34:35.997
It\'s two or three?
- I was eight.
00:34:35.998 --> 00:34:36.998
- Eight?
00:34:40.066 --> 00:34:44.566
Overall, the industry is
facing severe labor shortage.
00:34:46.270 --> 00:34:47.603
We need 100 men.
00:34:48.610 --> 00:34:50.153
We can\'t find them.
00:34:50.154 --> 00:34:52.777
We have to go to a labor broker,
00:34:52.778 --> 00:34:54.935
who very well may not be doing it right.
00:34:54.936 --> 00:34:57.385
But as long as he is in business,
00:34:57.386 --> 00:34:59.579
I can hire somebody like that.
00:34:59.580 --> 00:35:01.561
Well, how you doing man?
00:35:01.562 --> 00:35:03.405
You\'re doing okay?
00:35:03.406 --> 00:35:04.696
It\'s good to see you.
00:35:04.697 --> 00:35:06.601
How many years have you been with us?
00:35:06.602 --> 00:35:07.530
Ask him.
00:35:07.531 --> 00:35:09.987
(woman speaking in foreign language)
00:35:09.988 --> 00:35:13.333
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:35:13.334 --> 00:35:14.266
- [Interpreter] Four months.
00:35:14.266 --> 00:35:15.099
- Four months?
00:35:15.099 --> 00:35:15.932
So you just started.
00:35:15.932 --> 00:35:16.765
Yeah, well, good.
00:35:16.766 --> 00:35:21.528
(woman speaking in foreign language)
00:35:21.529 --> 00:35:22.430
- Good to see you, Stan.
00:35:22.431 --> 00:35:23.841
- [Stan] She\'s strong, she\'s strong.
00:35:23.842 --> 00:35:25.121
Her husband works for us too, right?
00:35:25.122 --> 00:35:26.501
- Yes sir, he does.
00:35:26.502 --> 00:35:27.529
- That\'s good.
00:35:27.530 --> 00:35:30.337
So, your hourly wage is about
13 or 14, or what is it?
00:35:30.338 --> 00:35:33.916
- 13, 14, no, it\'s 12.50 right now.
00:35:33.917 --> 00:35:34.917
- 12.50.
00:35:36.567 --> 00:35:39.417
There\'s so many people that
wanna come here for the work
00:35:39.418 --> 00:35:43.376
and there\'s no enforcement to speak of.
00:35:43.377 --> 00:35:47.649
They\'re abusing workers and
taking advantage of the system.
00:35:47.650 --> 00:35:48.897
If you\'re an undocumented worker
00:35:48.898 --> 00:35:49.870
and you don\'t like something,
00:35:49.871 --> 00:35:51.758
if you don\'t get paid,
what are you gonna do?
00:35:51.759 --> 00:35:52.825
Go to the police?
00:35:52.826 --> 00:35:53.826
No.
00:36:02.758 --> 00:36:05.217
I\'m not real popular many
times in our industry
00:36:05.218 --> 00:36:08.764
because I sort of call it like it is.
00:36:08.765 --> 00:36:10.439
I\'ve been Republican my whole life.
00:36:10.440 --> 00:36:13.940
But what we have today is not sustainable.
00:36:29.003 --> 00:36:32.904
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:36:32.905 --> 00:36:33.866
- Huh?
00:36:33.867 --> 00:36:36.793
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:36:36.794 --> 00:36:41.377
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:37:29.077 --> 00:37:33.410
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:38:28.496 --> 00:38:33.079
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:38:59.996 --> 00:39:01.022
(Claudia\'s son speaking
in foreign language)
00:39:01.023 --> 00:39:05.606
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:40:24.196 --> 00:40:28.863
(Graciela speaking in foreign language)
00:40:52.104 --> 00:40:56.271
(man singing in foreign language)
00:41:29.225 --> 00:41:33.725
(priest speaking in foreign language)
00:42:14.500 --> 00:42:19.270
- It\'s not easy, but when it
comes to sharing his story,
00:42:19.271 --> 00:42:20.575
I\'m definitely down for that
00:42:20.576 --> 00:42:23.510
because not everybody knows about him
00:42:23.511 --> 00:42:25.086
and what happened to him.
00:42:25.087 --> 00:42:27.782
But I\'ve realized there\'s a lot of people
00:42:27.783 --> 00:42:31.226
that went through the same thing as him.
00:42:31.227 --> 00:42:33.644
(soft music)
00:42:40.659 --> 00:42:43.006
- [Reporter] In Austin\'s
building boom, a victim.
00:42:43.007 --> 00:42:46.502
28-year-old Ramiro Loa fell
three stories to his death
00:42:46.503 --> 00:42:48.263
from the Eastside Station Apartments.
00:42:48.264 --> 00:42:51.597
His brother was by his side at the time.
00:42:53.299 --> 00:42:55.171
(crowd singing in foreign language)
00:42:55.172 --> 00:42:56.791
- [Reporter] They did
reach out to the developer
00:42:56.792 --> 00:42:58.599
of the project, Flournoy Properties,
00:42:58.600 --> 00:43:00.850
and was told, \"No comment.\"
00:43:03.889 --> 00:43:08.639
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:43:56.388 --> 00:43:59.138
(crowd cheering)
00:44:00.092 --> 00:44:04.675
(Marilou speaking in foreign language)
00:44:09.120 --> 00:44:10.931
(crowd cheering)
00:44:10.932 --> 00:44:15.432
(Javier speaking in foreign language)
00:44:19.080 --> 00:44:20.477
(crowd speaking in foreign language)
00:44:20.478 --> 00:44:23.768
(Javier speaking in foreign language)
00:44:23.769 --> 00:44:27.669
(woman speaking in foreign language)
00:44:27.670 --> 00:44:30.861
(Javier speaking in foreign language)
00:44:30.862 --> 00:44:35.803
(crowd chanting in foreign language)
00:44:35.804 --> 00:44:40.373
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:44:40.374 --> 00:44:45.124
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:44:58.314 --> 00:45:03.064
(Alexander speaking in foreign language)
00:45:04.780 --> 00:45:06.862
- I wanted to talk to you a
little bit about the bills
00:45:06.863 --> 00:45:07.945
and the (indistinct).
00:45:07.946 --> 00:45:11.199
(indistinct), I think that\'s much to us.
00:45:11.200 --> 00:45:14.335
(crowd speaking in foreign language)
00:45:14.336 --> 00:45:18.169
(singing in foreign language)
00:45:33.072 --> 00:45:37.822
(organizer speaking in foreign language)
00:45:49.812 --> 00:45:51.895
(audience applauding)
00:45:51.896 --> 00:45:56.646
(organizer speaking in foreign language)
00:45:59.844 --> 00:46:03.011
(audience applauding)
00:46:05.260 --> 00:46:09.677
(Julio speaking in foreign language)
00:46:21.804 --> 00:46:23.807
(audience applauding)
00:46:23.808 --> 00:46:28.558
(organizer speaking in foreign language)
00:46:36.380 --> 00:46:39.547
(audience applauding)
00:46:40.508 --> 00:46:45.091
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:47:05.374 --> 00:47:08.541
(audience applauding)
00:47:10.347 --> 00:47:14.930
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:47:24.110 --> 00:47:28.443
(man speaking in foreign language)
00:47:34.237 --> 00:47:38.570
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:48:02.941 --> 00:48:07.524
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:48:14.444 --> 00:48:18.611
(all singing in foreign language)
00:48:18.612 --> 00:48:23.195
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:48:28.859 --> 00:48:30.784
(all singing in foreign language)
00:48:30.785 --> 00:48:35.368
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:48:39.190 --> 00:48:43.357
(all singing in foreign language)
00:48:46.497 --> 00:48:49.080
(all laughing)
00:48:58.513 --> 00:49:01.263
(dramatic music)
00:49:49.977 --> 00:49:54.560
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:50:23.697 --> 00:50:25.177
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:50:25.178 --> 00:50:29.761
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:50:32.820 --> 00:50:35.064
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:50:35.065 --> 00:50:39.648
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:50:56.053 --> 00:51:00.386
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:51:08.677 --> 00:51:12.380
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:51:12.381 --> 00:51:13.381
- Okay.
00:51:24.544 --> 00:51:25.728
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:51:25.729 --> 00:51:28.620
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:51:28.621 --> 00:51:30.392
(Lucita speaking in foreign language)
00:51:30.393 --> 00:51:32.630
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:51:32.631 --> 00:51:33.464
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:51:33.465 --> 00:51:35.058
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
00:51:35.059 --> 00:51:39.642
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
00:52:24.813 --> 00:52:27.563
(dramatic music)
00:53:22.967 --> 00:53:27.717
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:53:52.281 --> 00:53:55.364
- I wish there could be any cellphone
00:53:56.353 --> 00:54:01.353
so we can call or (indistinct)
to hear his voice.
00:54:04.517 --> 00:54:06.300
To hear what he says.
00:54:06.301 --> 00:54:07.301
Any advice.
00:54:09.753 --> 00:54:13.836
And we don\'t care how much
that cost will become.
00:54:23.393 --> 00:54:27.147
- I\'m here today to announce
that the program known as DACA
00:54:27.148 --> 00:54:30.927
that was effectuated under
the Obama administration
00:54:30.928 --> 00:54:32.907
is being rescinded.
00:54:32.908 --> 00:54:36.131
The DACA program essentially
provided a legal status
00:54:36.132 --> 00:54:36.965
to 800,000 mostly adult
illegal immigrants.
00:54:36.965 --> 00:54:37.798
- [Woman] We deserve.
00:54:37.798 --> 00:54:38.631
- [Crowd] We deserve.
00:54:38.631 --> 00:54:39.464
- [Woman] Full equality.
00:54:39.465 --> 00:54:40.894
- [Crowd] Full equality.
00:54:40.895 --> 00:54:42.366
♪ So we tell them ♪
00:54:42.367 --> 00:54:44.062
♪ We are the immigrants ♪
00:54:44.063 --> 00:54:45.786
♪ We are the immigrants ♪
00:54:45.787 --> 00:54:47.785
♪ The mighty, mighty immigrants ♪
00:54:47.786 --> 00:54:49.679
♪ The mighty, mighty immigrants ♪
00:54:49.680 --> 00:54:54.097
(woman speaking in foreign language)
00:55:02.980 --> 00:55:07.730
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:55:25.006 --> 00:55:27.571
- [Woman] My DACAmented
brothers and sisters.
00:55:27.572 --> 00:55:29.803
- [Crowd] My DACAmented
brothers and sisters.
00:55:29.804 --> 00:55:30.915
- [Woman] They are somebody.
00:55:30.916 --> 00:55:32.055
- [Crowd] They are somebody.
00:55:32.056 --> 00:55:33.416
- [Woman] And they deserve.
00:55:33.417 --> 00:55:34.542
- [Crowd] And they deserve.
00:55:34.543 --> 00:55:35.683
- [Woman] Full equality.
00:55:35.684 --> 00:55:37.684
- [Crowd] Full equality.
00:55:42.433 --> 00:55:47.183
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:55:59.824 --> 00:56:01.880
- My two pictures.
00:56:01.881 --> 00:56:06.464
My money order, that\'s the
one I need to get right out.
00:56:08.105 --> 00:56:10.684
And they asked me for my passport.
00:56:10.685 --> 00:56:11.685
Real old.
00:56:13.129 --> 00:56:15.629
That\'s when I arrived to here.
00:56:19.863 --> 00:56:21.863
That\'s been a long time.
00:56:31.362 --> 00:56:36.112
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
00:56:43.871 --> 00:56:48.288
(Megan speaking in foreign language)
00:56:57.583 --> 00:57:00.166
(upbeat music)
00:57:17.738 --> 00:57:22.321
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
00:57:25.054 --> 00:57:28.221
- Hopefully they want to make the law.
00:57:30.706 --> 00:57:31.706
Yeah.
00:57:32.390 --> 00:57:37.097
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
00:57:37.098 --> 00:57:38.681
I\'m gonna say that.
00:57:40.774 --> 00:57:44.524
We\'re not gonna stop
until we get the law in.
00:57:48.110 --> 00:57:51.693
Well, I\'m here to
represent my mom and dad.
00:57:52.774 --> 00:57:54.441
And stuff like that.
00:57:57.422 --> 00:58:00.005
(upbeat music)
00:58:16.962 --> 00:58:18.133
- How are you?
00:58:18.134 --> 00:58:19.513
Good morning.
00:58:19.514 --> 00:58:21.847
- Today we\'re gonna do good.
00:58:23.627 --> 00:58:25.985
(indistinct)
00:58:25.986 --> 00:58:27.859
- Okay, thank you.
00:58:27.860 --> 00:58:30.997
- What are you gonna tell (indistinct)?
00:58:30.998 --> 00:58:34.097
- I want the workers to
say, \"Hey, I\'m tired.
00:58:34.098 --> 00:58:36.348
I wanna take a rest break.\"
00:58:37.899 --> 00:58:39.580
- [Reporter] Do you think
that would help your brother?
00:58:39.581 --> 00:58:40.581
- Yeah.
00:58:48.648 --> 00:58:49.481
- I\'m rolling.
00:58:49.482 --> 00:58:51.455
Whenever you\'re ready.
00:58:51.456 --> 00:58:53.299
- Putting an additional
burden on businesses
00:58:53.300 --> 00:58:54.455
in the City of Dallas,
00:58:54.456 --> 00:58:56.583
it just means they\'ll take
the business elsewhere,
00:58:56.584 --> 00:58:58.112
and then that\'s bad for all workers
00:58:58.113 --> 00:59:00.087
because then they don\'t
have jobs in Dallas.
00:59:00.088 --> 00:59:01.511
- [Reporter] It sounds pretty simple.
00:59:01.512 --> 00:59:02.773
You would think that it would be automatic
00:59:02.774 --> 00:59:05.954
to give people a break
every four hours, is it not?
00:59:05.955 --> 00:59:08.874
- I think that\'s at the
discretion of the contractor.
00:59:08.875 --> 00:59:12.792
I don\'t think that\'s at
the demand of the city.
00:59:18.033 --> 00:59:18.866
- [Clerk] Thank you.
00:59:18.866 --> 00:59:19.699
We\'re gonna move at the mayor\'s request
00:59:19.700 --> 00:59:22.786
to adendum item number four right now.
00:59:22.787 --> 00:59:24.685
And that is an ordinance
authorizing amendment
00:59:24.686 --> 00:59:26.262
to provide construction workers
00:59:26.263 --> 00:59:29.316
with a 10 minute rest
break for every four hours.
00:59:29.317 --> 00:59:33.234
We do have five register
speakers on that item.
00:59:35.351 --> 00:59:36.580
- Good morning.
00:59:36.581 --> 00:59:37.842
My name is John Corker.
00:59:37.843 --> 00:59:40.346
I\'m an emergency medicine
physician here in Dallas.
00:59:40.347 --> 00:59:43.284
And unfortunately there
has been a disproportionate
00:59:43.285 --> 00:59:46.406
amount of heat-related
illness in a city like Dallas.
00:59:46.407 --> 00:59:47.966
For everyone that\'s lost their lives,
00:59:47.967 --> 00:59:50.846
there\'s been dozens of
others who have had accidents
00:59:50.847 --> 00:59:52.317
that were later found to be enlarged
00:59:52.318 --> 00:59:55.166
due in large part to heat-related illness.
00:59:55.167 --> 00:59:56.380
- It\'s much like we look back
00:59:56.381 --> 00:59:59.158
at the black and white
photos of 10-year-olds
00:59:59.159 --> 01:00:00.581
working in the coal mines.
01:00:00.582 --> 01:00:02.539
Someday we will look back on this and say,
01:00:02.540 --> 01:00:05.594
\"Can you believe we had to
fight for something so basic
01:00:05.595 --> 01:00:09.028
as a rest break, a 10-minute rest break?\"
01:00:09.029 --> 01:00:11.258
I ask you to vote to support
the rest breaks today.
01:00:11.259 --> 01:00:12.259
Thank you.
01:00:13.539 --> 01:00:16.090
- [Clerk] Jasmin Granillo.
01:00:16.091 --> 01:00:19.045
- I\'m the sister of a
fallen construction worker.
01:00:19.046 --> 01:00:20.558
No family should experience
01:00:20.559 --> 01:00:23.372
the loss we went through this summer.
01:00:23.373 --> 01:00:26.130
You have the power to protect the workers
01:00:26.131 --> 01:00:27.928
who built this city.
01:00:27.929 --> 01:00:29.762
My other brother and my dad
01:00:29.763 --> 01:00:31.574
are still working in construction,
01:00:31.575 --> 01:00:36.270
and I don\'t want to believe
that what happened to my brother
01:00:36.271 --> 01:00:38.190
can happen to them.
01:00:38.191 --> 01:00:39.191
Thank you.
01:00:40.847 --> 01:00:41.703
- Move to approve.
01:00:41.703 --> 01:00:42.536
- [Councilperson] I second.
01:00:42.536 --> 01:00:43.369
- [Mayor] Motion, second.
01:00:43.369 --> 01:00:44.215
Mr. Kleinman.
01:00:44.216 --> 01:00:47.772
- Colleagues, I\'ve circulated at your desk
01:00:47.773 --> 01:00:51.273
a compromise to vote against the ordinance
01:00:52.829 --> 01:00:56.548
so that we\'d have a
honest, clear discussion
01:00:56.549 --> 01:00:59.981
of a compromise that I
think we can all get behind.
01:00:59.982 --> 01:01:01.677
- [Mayor] Please vote.
01:01:01.678 --> 01:01:02.513
- [Clerk] I\'m sorry, one moment.
01:01:02.513 --> 01:01:03.435
(indistinct)
01:01:03.435 --> 01:01:04.268
- Yes, (indistinct).
01:01:04.269 --> 01:01:06.308
- [Clerk] One moment please.
01:01:06.309 --> 01:01:07.958
- Please proceed.
01:01:07.959 --> 01:01:09.202
Voting on the ordinance.
01:01:09.203 --> 01:01:11.370
- Voting on the ordinance.
01:01:13.759 --> 01:01:15.818
- [Clerk] 11 have voted, 12.
01:01:15.819 --> 01:01:18.236
All have voted on the motion.
01:01:22.312 --> 01:01:27.062
Voting in favor, Council
members Medrano, Arnold, Thomas,
01:01:29.103 --> 01:01:32.146
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Wilson,
Council member Clayton,
01:01:32.147 --> 01:01:33.315
Mayor Pro tem Alonzo,
01:01:33.316 --> 01:01:36.731
Council members Kingston,
Grayson, Griggs and Young.
01:01:36.732 --> 01:01:41.594
Voting against, Council member
McGough, Gates, Kleinman,
01:01:41.595 --> 01:01:44.246
Mayor Rawlings, and
Council member Callahan.
01:01:44.247 --> 01:01:45.762
The motion carries, Mr. Mayor.
01:01:45.763 --> 01:01:47.166
- [Mayor] Thank you.
01:01:47.167 --> 01:01:48.075
(crowd cheering)
01:01:48.075 --> 01:01:49.075
Thank you.
01:01:54.523 --> 01:01:59.523
(crowd chanting in foreign language)
01:01:59.671 --> 01:02:00.674
- [Reporter] How do you feel?
01:02:00.675 --> 01:02:05.258
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
01:02:12.110 --> 01:02:13.712
- Something gave me courage.
01:02:13.713 --> 01:02:18.380
Like, I knew something was
gonna happen, something good.
01:02:35.609 --> 01:02:39.942
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
01:03:04.741 --> 01:03:06.160
(woman speaking in foreign language)
01:03:06.161 --> 01:03:10.744
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
01:03:19.709 --> 01:03:24.524
(announcer speaking in foreign language)
01:03:24.525 --> 01:03:25.358
- We have the honor and the pleasure
01:03:25.359 --> 01:03:28.448
to be here supporting Claudia.
01:03:28.449 --> 01:03:29.887
And really making a statement
01:03:29.888 --> 01:03:32.900
that we\'re not letting this
happen to our community members
01:03:32.901 --> 01:03:35.152
and we\'re not letting
anyone stand between us
01:03:35.153 --> 01:03:37.653
and our people and our family.
01:03:39.053 --> 01:03:43.636
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
01:04:02.377 --> 01:04:05.127
(crowd cheering)
01:04:06.133 --> 01:04:10.550
(crowd chanting in foreign language)
01:04:25.808 --> 01:04:30.225
(woman speaking in foreign language)
01:04:33.664 --> 01:04:36.247
(upbeat music)
01:04:37.925 --> 01:04:40.675
(crowd cheering)
01:04:52.119 --> 01:04:56.702
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
01:05:07.359 --> 01:05:11.776
(crowd chanting in foreign language)
01:05:24.671 --> 01:05:29.254
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
01:06:04.813 --> 01:06:09.563
(Christian speaking in foreign language)
01:06:52.219 --> 01:06:56.802
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
01:07:12.021 --> 01:07:13.168
- [Announcer] It is really an honor for me
01:07:13.169 --> 01:07:17.128
to introduce Gustavo and his
daughter Jasmine tonight.
01:07:17.129 --> 01:07:18.536
Even though they have a lot of grief
01:07:18.537 --> 01:07:21.415
and they\'re going through such
a difficult time immediately,
01:07:21.416 --> 01:07:24.644
they started working on
getting workers in Dallas
01:07:24.645 --> 01:07:28.348
the right to drink water and
the right to take a rest.
01:07:28.349 --> 01:07:31.349
(audience clapping)
01:07:35.833 --> 01:07:38.008
- Some families went
through the same thing
01:07:38.009 --> 01:07:40.926
but decided to keep quiet about it.
01:07:42.613 --> 01:07:45.928
We didn\'t wanna keep
quiet about it though.
01:07:45.929 --> 01:07:50.096
It blows my mind how some
people don\'t look around
01:07:52.236 --> 01:07:55.740
and open their eyes and realize workers
01:07:55.741 --> 01:07:57.824
are important to America.
01:07:59.396 --> 01:08:03.979
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
01:08:13.300 --> 01:08:16.300
(audience clapping)
01:08:20.980 --> 01:08:25.647
(audience chanting in foreign language)
01:08:27.216 --> 01:08:31.799
(Gustavo speaking in foreign language)
01:08:44.407 --> 01:08:47.574
It was like my brother was next to me.
01:08:48.471 --> 01:08:52.471
That gave me a lot of
strength to keep on going.
01:08:55.236 --> 01:08:59.569
I hope people remember my
brother by a great person.
01:09:01.042 --> 01:09:03.959
A person that died for the workers.
01:09:06.352 --> 01:09:09.685
I want people to think of him as a hero.
01:09:15.908 --> 01:09:18.491
(upbeat music)
01:09:32.863 --> 01:09:35.280
(soft music)
01:09:42.403 --> 01:09:44.872
(Jasmine speaking in foreign language)
01:09:44.873 --> 01:09:49.456
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
01:09:52.391 --> 01:09:53.610
(Alex speaking in foreign language)
01:09:53.611 --> 01:09:58.194
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
01:10:10.383 --> 01:10:14.458
(Daisy speaking in foreign language)
01:10:14.459 --> 01:10:19.042
(Claudia speaking in foreign language)
01:10:55.755 --> 01:11:00.172
(crowd chanting in foreign language)
01:11:02.835 --> 01:11:05.418
(upbeat music)