(AP) – Los Angeles immigrant rights groups are urging the Dodgers to turn down a visit to the White House this year after winning the World Series.
A coalition of groups including the National Day Laborer Organizing Network held a press conference Wednesday urging the baseball team, whose ownership has come under fire from activists after federal immigration agents were seen in a Dodgers Stadium parking lot, to not go to the White House in a show of solidarity with the city’s immigrants.
The Dodgers visited the White House last April for a ceremony to honor the 2024 World Series Champions.
“Our community has been attacked everyday and that’s why we stand here and we’re asking our beloved Dodgers to also stand with us,” said Jose Madera, director of the Pasadena Community Job Center. “To not accept any invitation to the White House, to not shake the hand of the person who’s causing all this suffering in our community.”
A spokesperson for the Dodgers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment asking if they have invited the Dodgers to visit.
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