Immigrant Rights Group Appeals to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Latina Wife to Stop DACA, DAPA Lawsuit
*The activists handed a letter to State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, asking her to deliver it ro Mrs. Abbott. The letter asks for Abbott to drop his lawsuit against President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. VL
By Michael Oleaga, Latin Post
Immigrant rights advocates are reaching out to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Latina wife to help end his lawsuit blocking President Barack Obama’s deferred action programs.
[pullquote][tweet_dis]We’re hoping to appeal to her as a mother.” -TOP member Margarita Rivera on their appeal to Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott’s wife.[/tweet_dis][/pullquote]Members of the Texas Organizing Project (TOP) protested outside the HESS Club in Houston, where Cecilia Abbott was scheduled to speak. TOP’s main focus, however, is her husband, who launched the lawsuit that has blocked the new Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and the updated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs from its implementation.
For Thursday’s protest, TOP members sought to make an appeal to the first lady of Texas for the governor to meet with Latinos and immigrant families.
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