Friend, this week, temperatures reached over 120 degrees in parts of Texas. Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that will roll back protective measures for construction workers (30% of whom are immigrants nationwide) by overriding city ordinances that require water breaks. It’s dangerous, cruel, anti-worker, and anti-immigrant.
Last year alone, there were 279 heat-related deaths in Texas and this rescission of water breaks will only make matters worse. It will also disparately harm undocumented workers, who may fear retaliation if they report dangerous conditions at work. Abbott’s signing of this bill is a deadly, inhumane act that must not go unchecked.
In Republicans’ race to the bottom, Abbott has once again stooped lower to harm workers across Texas. This is a part of the growing pattern of extremism we are seeing in GOP politicians across the country. That’s why we need folks like you, friend, to support our work to ensure politicians who have the same agenda as Abbott don’t get elected in 2024.
If you can, please donate to help fund our fight: https://donate.nilc.org/page/36554/donate/[email protected]
Thanks for your support today and everything you do to help protect immigrants’ rights, workers’ rights, and our fundamental rights.
Kica Matos
President
NILC Immigrant Justice Fund