WOODBURN — PCUN (Pineros y campesinos unidos del noroeste) members, allies and community members will hold a pro-immigrant support action when the Mexican Consulate comes to Woodburn Saturday.

The rally will take place at the PCUN office, 300 Young St., from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is intended to send a strong and visible message that they value immigrants’ contributions and that immigrants deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. Supporters and community members will be present to provide security for people receiving Consular services.

According to PCUN, immigrant communities around Oregon have faced intimidation and harassment by the anti-immigrant group Oregonians for Immigration Reform, who has followed the Mexican Consulate around the state to protest issuance of Matricula cards — a card which is necessary identification for a Mexican national to be able to return home. The Matricula has been issued for decades and is proof of Mexican citizenship. The Consulate offers services such as Matricula issuance through their Consulado Movil, or Mobil Consulate, on weekends to communities located outside the Portland metro area.