Welcome to El Pueblo Dice, a weekly breakdown of the most popular immigration headlines about the Rio Grande Valley.
El Pueblo Dice tracks what officials in power are doing to protect immigrants and demilitarize the Texas/Mexico border. We’ll shine a light on the successes and failures of all elected officials— from our city commissioners, to the Texas legislature, all the way to the White House.
This week, El Pueblo Dice... down with Abbott’s family separations plan!
Governor Abbott’s Family Separations Plan
Trump may be out of the White House, but with Abbott at the Texas Capitol, many cruel Trump-era policies remain.
Abbott declared border communities a “disaster" and said that he will finish building Trump’s border wall. He also started clearing space in jails to prepare for his own Family Separations Plan. The governor claims Texas will start “arresting everybody” crossing the border, leaving advocates and officials on high-alert. The last time this level of criminalizing occurred was under the Trump administration, which led to the family separations tragedy of 2018. Abbott claims families will not be separated, but that's the same lie Trump spewed while we witnessed the truth.
It’s a transparent attempt by Gov. Abbott to distract the nation from his failures of leadership. Meanwhile, millions of Texans are at perpetual risk of losing electricity due to our failing power grid.
It's clear Gov. Abbott wants to continue Trump's legacy of playing political games with the livelihoods on border residents. Today, it was confirmed that Abbott and Trump will visit the Rio Grande Valley on June 30. That same day, we will organize to show that the RGV will not stand for their anti-immigrant hate.
Will Judge Cortez sponsor another border tragedy?
On one side, we have people working together to welcome those seeking protection at our country’s doorstep. On the other side, we have Gov. Abbott replicating cruel Trump-era policies.
Which side will RGV county judges take?
Abbott’s Family Separations plan hinges on the cooperation of local counties. He needs counties to lend their jail space when he arrests parents and takes away their children.
That is why he is pushing hard for counties like Hidalgo, Starr, Cameron, and Willacy to support him. He is dangling the prospect of extra resources if they join him in his Family Separations Plan.
More than 740 people signed our petition telling Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez to derail Abbott’s plans. And last week, we went directly to commissioners court to face Judge Cortez. But now, we need all county judges in the RGV to work together to prevent another tragedy in our region.
President Biden— where are you?
This is a CODE RED level of emergency for the rights of immigrants and Texas border residents. President Biden must intervene on the anti-immigrant terror spreading from Abbott's office.
As our partners at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center said, Biden "cannot stand by quietly and allow Texas politicians to continue their attacks on immigrants, as it did by failing to challenge Judge Tipton’s ruling in the 100-day deportation moratorium lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton.”
El Pueblo Dice is created by La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE). For press or general inquiries, contact johnmichael@lupenet.org and danim@lupenet.org.
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Welcome to El Pueblo Dice, a weekly breakdown of the most popular immigration headlines about the Rio Grande Valley.
El Pueblo Dice tracks what officials in power are doing to protect immigrants and demilitarize the Texas/Mexico border. We’ll shine a light on the successes and failures of all elected officials— from our city commissioners, to the Texas legislature, all the way to the White House.
This week, El Pueblo Dice... down with Abbott’s family separations plan!
Governor Abbott’s Family Separations Plan
Trump may be out of the White House, but with Abbott at the Texas Capitol, many cruel Trump-era policies remain.
Abbott declared border communities a “disaster" and said that he will finish building Trump’s border wall. He also started clearing space in jails to prepare for his own Family Separations Plan. The governor claims Texas will start “arresting everybody” crossing the border, leaving advocates and officials on high-alert. The last time this level of criminalizing occurred was under the Trump administration, which led to the family separations tragedy of 2018. Abbott claims families will not be separated, but that's the same lie Trump spewed while we witnessed the truth.
It’s a transparent attempt by Gov. Abbott to distract the nation from his failures of leadership. Meanwhile, millions of Texans are at perpetual risk of losing electricity due to our failing power grid.
Will Judge Cortez sponsor another border tragedy?
On one side, we have people working together to welcome those seeking protection at our country’s doorstep. On the other side, we have Gov. Abbott replicating cruel Trump-era policies.
Which side will RGV county judges take?
Abbott’s Family Separations plan hinges on the cooperation of local counties. He needs counties to lend their jail space when he arrests parents and takes away their children.
That is why he is pushing hard for counties like Hidalgo, Starr, Cameron, and Willacy to support him. He is dangling the prospect of extra resources if they join him in his Family Separations Plan.
More than 740 people signed our petition telling Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez to derail Abbott’s plans. And last week, we went directly to commissioners court to face Judge Cortez. But now, we need all county judges in the RGV to work together to prevent another tragedy in our region.
President Biden— where are you?
This is a CODE RED level of emergency for the rights of immigrants and Texas border residents. President Biden must intervene on the anti-immigrant terror spreading from Abbott's office.
As our partners at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center said, Biden "cannot stand by quietly and allow Texas politicians to continue their attacks on immigrants, as it did by failing to challenge Judge Tipton’s ruling in the 100-day deportation moratorium lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton.”
El Pueblo Dice is created by La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE). For press or general inquiries, contact johnmichael@lupenet.org and danim@lupenet.org.
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