Title: The Valley Reacts to DACA Loss and Resists with Anti-Border Wall City Resolutions | Sierra Club
Headings: The Valley Reacts to DACA Loss and Resists with Anti-Border Wall City Resolutions
The Valley Reacts to DACA Loss and Resists with Anti-Border Wall City Resolutions
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Content: And while some of those things are present because the Border Patrol likes to fly around in helicopters, it does not stop us from going to school, working, hiking through our wildlife refuges along the Rio Grande River, and organizing to protect our region. Seven Border Towns Pass Anti-Border Wall Resolutions
The City of McAllen, Pharr, Sullivan City, Edinburg, Alamo, San Juan, and Palmview all had agendas including resolutions opposing the border wall, with some of the meetings taking place at the same time. Last Tuesday, they joined our other cities that have already passed resolutions: Brownsville, La Joya, Mission, Weslaco, and Hidalgo County. Tuesday’s first meeting took place at noon in McAllen. Organizers passed out “No Border Wall” signs and United Farmworker Flags, a symbol of our historic resistance down here, for people to hold or wave at the commissioners during the meetings. Before approving the resolution, the officials had a back and forth discussion, finally telling the public they were “not supportive of a border wall being built through the Santa Ana Wildlife refuge.” The next meeting was in Pharr at 4 pm. This meeting agenda also included the resolution to oppose Texas’ SB 4 law and the border wall resolution, both of which were approved by city officials. Finally, the cities of Edinburg, Sullivan City, Alamo, San Juan, and Palmview held their meeting at the same 6 PM time.