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A message from League of United Latin American Citizens

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Dear LULAC Family,

Our community is being attacked on two fronts. On Saturday, August 3rd in El
Paso, Texas a domestic terrorist targeting “Mexicans” killed 22 people and
injured 26. On Wednesday, August 7th, U.S. Immigration officials raided several
Mississippi food processing plants targeting Latino employees and arrested 680
men and women, separating children and parents on the first day of school. [ [link removed] ]

Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan statement about the raids being so close to
the El Paso shooting was that “the timing is unfortunate”. [ [link removed] ]
The raids targeted “employers (who) are just ignoring the law entirely in what
they do” and yet only Latino employees were arrested. Four major poultry plants
in the state were targeted, three of them belonging to Peco Foods in three
separate towns and a fourth belonging to Koch Foods in Morton, Mississippi. Not
one executive from the four major poultry plants were arrested. [ [link removed] ]

Donate $5, $10, $15, or more now and show your support for families in need in El
Paso and Mississippi. 100% of your donation will provide direct assistance to the
families in need. [ [link removed] ]

The sudden sweeps caused unsuspecting parents to leave their children at day care
centers and schools while many spouses could only wait and worry for loved ones
who never returned home from work. Their worst nightmare had come to pass even as
Latinos across the country were mourning the murders of 22 people in El Paso by a
mass shooter upset about the “Hispanic invasion of Texas”. To make matters worse,
President Trump was in El Paso on the same day his immigration enforcement policy
was being executed just a few states away against the same community his visit
was supposed to console.

In El Paso, we mourn the lives lost of all the victims and pray for their
families. We have called out the President forcefully for his rhetoric against
Latinos. LULAC is also demanding Gov. Abbott call a Special Session to change gun
legislation
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protect fellow Texans and prevent mass shootings fueled by hateful, racism
animus. We are also joining in a partnership with the Anti-Defamation League
(ADL) and UnidosUS [ [link removed] ]
to prevent bias-motivated violence and improve hate crime reporting. This is just
the start of our concerted efforts to address hate and violence against our
community.

In Mississippi, our LULAC family went to work immediately upon learning of the
raids, at first assessing the full scope of the situation and contacting other
community-based groups in the region to determine the best course of action. [ [link removed] ]
Within hours, an emergency response alert plan was activated and a team assembled
to go to the scene of the raids and work on the ground. LULAC members from Texas
and Illinois experienced in first response assistance to victims of ICE
detentions arrived and began contacting loved ones of the individuals detained. [ [link removed] ]
Other LULAC members assisted remotely from across the nation. Informational
sessions were started in the affected towns to brief families of their rights and
prepare them for the arduous days ahead.

The families in El Paso are just starting to piece together what’s left of the
once peaceful community they knew. LULAC organized the "March for a United
America" to raise awareness to the hate crime that is the deadliest shooting in
the U.S. in 2019. [ [link removed] ]
The number of people killed makes it one of the 10 worst in recent American
history. Funerals and burials for some of the families are just getting started
and still many more to follow.

In Mississippi, legal and psychological assistance, shelter, food and basic
living necessities are the top priorities at present and LULAC is doing
everything we can to gather resources and donations for the families who are
experiencing unimaginable trauma and separation. Over 200 children missed their
first day of school as a result of the raids and we are focused on providing care
to the families still in need. [ [link removed] ]

Donate $5, $10, $15, or more now and show your support for families in need in El
Paso and Mississippi. 100% of your donation will provide direct assistance to the
families in need. [ [link removed] ]

Thank you for your continued support and donation during these critical times.
LULAC is able to provide these services only through the generous support [ [link removed] ]
of our members and donors like you.

Hasta La Victoria,

Domingo Garcia
LULAC National President

PS. If you missed my last message " Here is Why El Paso Matters [ [link removed] ] "
read it today.

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with over
1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs,
services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting
critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ]







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