To: John Sarcone, Polk County Attorney, Linda Lane, Assistant Polk County Attorney, and Polk County Attorney
Tell the Polk County Attorney to Get on the Right Side of History
Cesar Vargas doesn't need “rehabilitation” for speaking up for his family and community.
Cesar is a prominent leader in the immigrant rights movement. He is about to make legal history as the first undocumented lawyer in the state of New York.
He doesn’t need rehabilitation for standing up to Steve King, Citizen’s United, and Chris Christie when they attacked his family. He needs to start practicing law so that he can continue his fight for family and his community.
Cesar is a prominent leader in the immigrant rights movement. He is about to make legal history as the first undocumented lawyer in the state of New York.
He doesn’t need rehabilitation for standing up to Steve King, Citizen’s United, and Chris Christie when they attacked his family. He needs to start practicing law so that he can continue his fight for family and his community.
Why is this important?
Cesar Vargas stood up for his family at a Steve King and Citizens United event in Des Moines, Iowa and now the Polk County Attorney thinks he needs rehabilitation.
After his father died, Cesar was brought to the United States at the age of 5 by his mother. He graduated law school, and interned in prominent government agencies. Since law school, he has been involved in the Dreamer movement — undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children — to reform the country’s broken immigration system. On June 3rd, a New York court approved Cesar’s application to practice law.
This means Cesar will be the first undocumented immigrant in the State of New York to become a lawyer.
Now there’s just one thing standing in his way -- the Polk County Attorney .
Cesar is a long time leader in the immigrant youth movement. Earlier this year he was arrested at a Steve King & Citizens United political event in Des Moines while trying to ask Chris Christie about his support of a lawsuit blocking millions of immigrants -- including Cesar’s mother -- from getting work permits and a driver’s license.
Instead of allowing Cesar to be released early from probation (as commonly done in civil disobedience cases), the Polk County Attorney is doing everything he can to keep Cesar on probation. They’ve even gone so far to say that Cesar still needs “rehabilitation” -- which is absolutely crazy!
Speaking up for your family is an American value. Cesar is a leader in the immigrant rights movement and he doesn’t need rehabilitation, he needs to start practicing law so that he can continue his fight for family and his community.
After his father died, Cesar was brought to the United States at the age of 5 by his mother. He graduated law school, and interned in prominent government agencies. Since law school, he has been involved in the Dreamer movement — undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children — to reform the country’s broken immigration system. On June 3rd, a New York court approved Cesar’s application to practice law.
This means Cesar will be the first undocumented immigrant in the State of New York to become a lawyer.
Now there’s just one thing standing in his way -- the Polk County Attorney .
Cesar is a long time leader in the immigrant youth movement. Earlier this year he was arrested at a Steve King & Citizens United political event in Des Moines while trying to ask Chris Christie about his support of a lawsuit blocking millions of immigrants -- including Cesar’s mother -- from getting work permits and a driver’s license.
Instead of allowing Cesar to be released early from probation (as commonly done in civil disobedience cases), the Polk County Attorney is doing everything he can to keep Cesar on probation. They’ve even gone so far to say that Cesar still needs “rehabilitation” -- which is absolutely crazy!
Speaking up for your family is an American value. Cesar is a leader in the immigrant rights movement and he doesn’t need rehabilitation, he needs to start practicing law so that he can continue his fight for family and his community.