Commentary: Keep Texas strong; pass Dream Act
Glenn Hamer, For the Express-News
April 17, 2021
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As representatives of business organizations across Texas, we thank congressional members of both political parties seeking to fix our broken immigration system. We remain committed to working with you to protect our nation’s Dreamers, and we urge the passage of the Dream Act of 2021.
For too long, our immigration system has failed Texas’ businesses and communities, even as immigrants have played crucial roles in our essential workforce and COVID-19 response.
Texas is home to more than 4.9 million immigrants one of the largest immigrant populations in the nation, according to census data. This includes more than 106,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program recipients, who are young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
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Rio Grande City held a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott s most recent executive orders, ongoing COVID-19 public health recommendations and how the changes will impact business.
During the meeting, city leaders discussed an executive order allowing business owners to make the call on whether customers are required to wear masks in their establishment. We can rebuild our economy, while at the same time keep our community safe, Rio Grande City Mayor Joel Villareal said. These two concepts are not mutually exclusive.