Lubbock Residents March in Austin Immigration Rally

The elderly and the young; the middle aged; American born and naturalized citizens, and the undocumented; they all gathered in Austin because they care about their future and the future of their children; some yet unborn.
One of their concerns is that if Republicans in the Texas legislature get their way, life will be more difficult in Texas if you happen to be of Hispanic descent. Some say, it doesn’t matter if you were born here, or are here legally; you will be impacted.
From diverse cities in Texas, people who share a common bond and heritage, and many who don’t but still sympathize; came together at an Austin park to begin the 1.5 to 2 mile march that would take them to the state capitol.
There, they made sure their voice was heard as they shouted familiar refrains of “Si se puede” and “We can do better”. That last phrase in reference to the laws which have recently been passed against immigrants in Arizona.
In this legislative session which began a few weeks ago, Republican state representatives have filed anywhere from 50-60 bills dealing with what they are calling “immigration reform legislation”.
That move prompted Hispanic activists and organizations to organize the march. The initiative was led by the Austin based group RITA which stands for Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance.
In Lubbock, local activist Mike Torres organized the trip to Austin to join the over “2,000 to 2,400 marchers there” according to Torres’ estimate.
Torres told El Editor that several people from Lubbock left for Austin around noon on Monday. On Tuesday they assembled with other marchers at Waterloo Park and marched to the state capitol carrying a banner which read “CUIDAD” and a sign that read “LUBBOCK”.
CUIDAD, or Citizens United ...