STATEMENT: CAP’s Neera Tanden Honors the Legacy of Dolores Huerta

It’s hard to overstate the impact that Dolores Huerta had on the rights of workers, immigrants, and women. As a co-founder and a co-leader of the United Farm Workers, she led a movement that changed the lives of thousands of workers, not just in California’s Central Valley, but throughout the country and in ways that still resonate more than 60 years after the UFW’s founding. Over the course of her long life, she never let up, continuing to fight for a more just country well into her 90s. As the originator of the phrase “Sí se puede,” or “Yes we can,” her legacy will inspire future generations to believe in and fight for a stronger, more equitable country.