LULAC Blasts Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Plan To Send Migrants To Washington, DC

I've just become apprised of Gov. Greg Abbott's plans for undocumented migrant through this National LULAC Press Release. How offensive, inhumane, and irresponsible. I'm glad that our state and national leaders in LULAC are speaking out. Instead of political theater, he should be advocating for the kinds of structural changes mentioned below like more immigration agents mentioned by Lydia Guzman below.

-Angela Valenzuela

LULAC Blasts Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s  Plan To Send Migrants To Washington, DC Nation’s Largest and Oldest Latino Civil  Rights Organization Calls the Idea Mean- Spirited, Overstepping His Power and  Political Theater for Re-Election Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today issued the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that undocumented migrants released along the Texas-Mexico border would be shipped in chartered buses to the  steps of the U.S. Capitol. “We are sending them to the United States  Capitol where the Biden Administration will be able to more  immediately address the needs of the people they are allowing to come across our border,” said Abbott. Domingo Garcia - LULAC National President Today’s announcement by Governor Abbott that he will be chartering buses from the border to DC is the height of hypocrisy. He uses human  beings as political piñatas to score political points six months before his election. It is mean-spirited to use refugees’ lives to manipulate  public opinion and personal political gain. We expect Governor Abbott  would treat these refugees humanely with Christian charity and welcome  them with open arms. Our governor is helping and abetting hate-mongering and scapegoating that we've seen in the past from far right-wing organi- zations. We expect more of our governor; unfortunately, we're getting  less civility and human decency.” Rodolfo Rosales, Jr. - Texas LULAC State Director “Texas LULAC is against Governor Abbott’s plan. He is exceeding his  authority as the governor of Texas. This is a national issue, and Governor  Abbott is violating the Constitution of the United States. He needs to  concentrate on the voting public of Texas and stop worrying about federal  issues that are not pertinent to the working men and women of Texas.” Lydia Guzman - LULAC National Immigration Committee Chair “Let’s call it what it is; nothing more than political posturing. What we  need are real solutions to complex problems. This publicity stunt for political purposes does nothing to help the situation. The solution  needs to include funding for more border agents that can help process initial asylum applications, staffing within USCIS to help process the  backlog of applications already filed, more immigration judges to  adjudicate cases, secure, stable housing facilities and shelters, NGOs  to help when asylum-seekers are released into the community,  embassies that can assist with processing asylum claims from countries  of origination, and educational outreach campaigns to educate those wishing to seek asylum on who does or does not qualify and possibilities  of applying from home countries.” 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 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.