May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, has evolved from focusing on workers' rights to include immigrant rights. Oregon's rally, which joins hundreds of rallies throughout the country, drew roughly 1,500 supporters to the Oregon State Capitol last year.
This year, Brown signed Senate Bill 1563, which allows undocumented students in Oregon to continue getting access to lower tuition costs, scholarships and other financial aid; and House Bill 4111, which allows the DMV to renew and replace a limited-term driver's license for DACA and Temporary Protected Status recipients whose status may have expired due to federal immigration policy changes.
Andrea Williams, the executive director of immigrant rights organization Causa Oregon, said rally speakers will focus on defending Oregon's 30-year-old sanctuary law prohibiting local and state police from enforcing federal immigration laws.
