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Texas Voices Offer Reminder: Dehumanized Immigration Debate Must Also Keep Real and Affected People Front and Center [1]

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Date: 2023-07-19 17:25:35+00:00

Washington, DC – Following the horrific revelations that Texas troopers were told to push children into the Rio Grande, state voices have been among the loudest critics to denounce the actions and put it into the larger important context: in a dehumanized immigration debate, the real lives and real people affected by a broken immigration system and escalating cruelty must remain front and center.

According to Mario Carrillo, Texas-based Campaigns Manager for America’s Voice:

“Our laws and policies should be built on our values – including basic decency, human rights, and how we treat even the most vulnerable in need. Texas values have suffered under Gov. Abbott now that the consequences of his latest political stunt have become clear. This is where the spiral of dehumanizing immigrants leads: policies that hurt people. It should remind all of us why we need to keep the humanity of the real people affected by our broken immigration system as a central part of our focus – this is an issue about real lives that is too often dehumanized and reduced to merely a focus on monthly numbers of border apprehensions or political horse race politics. Gov. Abbott and Operation Lone Star must be investigated.”

Texas voices have been decrying the revelations, calling for accountability, and focusing on the real people affected:

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[1] Url: https://americasvoice.org/press_releases/texas-voices-offer-reminder-dehumanized-immigration-debate-must-also-keep-real-and-affected-people-front-and-center/

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