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** We Stood Up: Protecting Immigrant Rights, One Drink at a Time
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October 16, 2025
Welcome back to We Stood Up!
In today’s issue, Mikey Reyes describes how solidarity can be built in unexpected places. Tequila cocktail, anyone?
Protecting Immigrant Rights, One Drink at a Time
By Mikey Reyes
Right now, many people are being treated unfairly, racially profiled, and pushed into situations that jeopardize both their safety and their livelihoods. In the hospitality industry, this has left workers afraid to come into work, causing financial strain for themselves and their families.
Los Angeles, where I live, has been at the center of it all. This summer, we had 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines on our streets, a use of the military that a federal judge ultimately ruled ([link removed]) was illegal.
In the midst of these massive political events, what can a person like me who markets tequila and mezcal for a living do?
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