l field better than probably any other Mex. Amer. Leader, he knew how to get attetion. Unlike other philosophies such as Tijerina’s and the Brown Berets’, Chavez knew he had to get attention from a larger audience. He did many things to accomplish that. Such as fasting, starting strikes and joining rallies for minorites all around the country. One event he went to that benifited his goals a great deal was Martin Luther King’s march through Washington D.C. The whole country saw that he was not just for Mexican Americans, but for anyone who was going through a struggle like his people were. Even white middle-class people soon became aware of the problems that Chavez put forth. Caesar Chavez, however, was not for everybody. He had strong point of view on illegal immigrants. He didn’t fight for them, nor would he ever. He thought jobs were being taken away and that they they drove the pay of legal workers down. He only wanted to deal with the problems that were going on for Americans. However, his stand on illegal immigration, drove away many Mexican Americans who opposed his view. And it was not only Mexican Americans who disagreed with him, other groups did as well. At the same time, people must have respected how he never changed his point of view and defended it whenever it was challenged.One leader in the Chicano movement, who favored illegal immigrants, was Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales. He was a former prize fighter who later worked in the Viva Kennedy administration. He founded the Crusade For Justice who’s purpose was to steer young chicanos to political action. The Crusade For Justice attracted tons of Mexican American youths and made Corky Gonzales a “crowd favorite” at rallies and marches. His appeal to the youth could have been credited to his past as a boxer and semi-millitant tactics.Corky was more than a Jon Lennon to Mex. Amer. kids, he also founded the La Raz...
