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: On top of that is the looming threat from the Texas Legislature to impose the “show me your papers” law, or SB 4, that essentially morphs police into ICE agents. A federal judge temporarily blocked SB 4 from going into effect on Sept. 1, but Greg Abbott and co. fully intend to appeal the ruling. “I am one of the over 800,000 DREAMers across the US who have been able to work, go to school, contribute to America and live fuller lives because of the program,” said Abraham Diaz, Education Specialist for La Union Del Pueblo Entero (LUPE). “Doing away with this program that has done so much to lift up our community and nation will not drag us back down. We want our immigrant community to know that we will stand together and support each other." Immigrant families from our community call for continued resistance and action, so that’s what we did. When the DACA protest ended, we organized, mobilized, and carpooled to seven different City Council meetings where resolutions opposing the border wall were the hot agenda item. About the Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley is a region of small towns in South Texas with a unique cultural identity. Located along the Rio Grande River and the Gulf of Mexico, it’s home to almost 2 million people. The majority of the population is latino, of which 28,000 are DACA recipients.