SEA collaborated with Ysleta Teachers Association and El Paso Teachers Association on Friday, November 17th to have a rally in front of Congressman Will Hurd’s Socorro district office. The rally was held to demand that Congressman Hurd co-sponsor a clean Dream Act. A clean Dream Act would provide undocumented youth with a pathway to citizenship without political add-ons including increased border militarization and immigration enforcement.
This rally is a part of NEA and TSTA’s campaign to push Congress to pass the Dream Act in response to the presidential administration’s rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that provided undocumented youth who met specific requirements with a work permit, social security number, and protection from deportation. An estimated 800,000 undocumented youth participated in the DACA program nationwide. Of the 800,000 DACA recipients, 20,000 are educators nationwide and there are approximately 2,000 educators with DACA in Texas.
SEA firmly believes that since many members of SISD are undocumented immigrants including students, family members, educators, and community members, it is of utmost importance to advocate for immigrant rights.
Here is a link to news coverage of the rally.
Here is a link to Facebook live video of the rally.
This rally is a part of NEA and TSTA’s campaign to push Congress to pass the Dream Act in response to the presidential administration’s rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that provided undocumented youth who met specific requirements with a work permit, social security number, and protection from deportation. An estimated 800,000 undocumented youth participated in the DACA program nationwide. Of the 800,000 DACA recipients, 20,000 are educators nationwide and there are approximately 2,000 educators with DACA in Texas.
SEA firmly believes that since many members of SISD are undocumented immigrants including students, family members, educators, and community members, it is of utmost importance to advocate for immigrant rights.
Here is a link to news coverage of the rally.
Here is a link to Facebook live video of the rally.
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