Texans in D.C.
10.13.09
PRESS CONFERENCE
Contact: Louie Gilot, Communications Director
Border Network for Human Rights, El Paso, Texas
(915) 274-0541
Texans Deliver Pro-Immigration Reform Petition Signed by 20,000 to Texas Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison
Washington, D.C. –A group of 80 Texans, ordinary members of the community from Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Brownsville, El Paso, San Juan and Harlingen, flew to the nation’s capital this morning (10/12) to take part in what will be the first major push for immigration reform in months.
Hundreds of families will be visiting congressional offices Tuesday (10/13) to educate officials about the need for more fair, humane and sensible immigration policies.
Tuesday afternoon, the Texan delegation will deliver copies of a petition signed by 20,000 Texans asking Texas senators to support an immigration reform that provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants of sound moral standing; keeps families together; respects civil liberties and civil rights; makes the community safer; establish a responsible and accountable border policy; develops a practical system for future workers; addresses the root causes of migration, and supports immigrant integration.
“It’s important that Texas be a full-fledged player in the negotiations over immigration reform. They need to be much more involved than they have been. They owe it to their constituencies,” said Fernando Garcia, executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights, a member of Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance. “We pray that Senators Cornyn and Hutchison hear our plea for fixing our broken immigration system in a fair, practical and human way.”
What: Texas Delegation Delivers Pro-Reform Petition to Senators
When: 12:30 p.m., Tuesday October 13, 2009
Where: In front of the Library of Congress, Independence Avenue and 1st Street NE
What happens: Short press conference and opportunity to speak with Texans from Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Brownsville, El Paso, San Juan and Harlingen and follow them to the offices of U.S. Sens. Cornyn and Hutchison inside the Hart Building, two blocks away.
About the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA): This alliance is a multi-sector, statewide network dedicated to building support for a sensible immigration policy.
About Reform Immigration For America: www.reformimmigrationforamerica.org.
