President Fishman was honored on October 15, 2008 by the Mexican organization Asociación Tepeyac for the union's work defending the rights of immigrant workers and its commitment to immigration reform.

At the ceremony, Fishman offered words of support for all of the hardworking undocumented workers living in the US.

"We should find a way to deal with immigration that doesn't include building walls between countries," said Mike Fishman. "And the twelve million immigrants, who are here without proper documentation, should be able to have a path to citizenship."

Other awardees included Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the US, Albor Ruiz, Columnist for the NY Daily News, and Professor Robert Smith from Baruch College.

Mike Fishman on Immigration