Mass Deportations On Way-Texas Senate District 15, 41% Latino, 8% Asian, Will Be Impacted

Mass deportations are on the way from the Trump administration.  

These deportations may well involve American citizens. Families will be separated.

Is any elected Democrat in Houston/Harris County taking a clear public role in preparing constituents for what is on the way in terms of deportations? (Or highly possible attacks on civil liberties.) If so, I've not heard of it. 

We've been told time and time again by the Democrats we've donated to, volunteered for and voted for in Harris County, that diversity is one of our greatest local strengths and that immigration is good. 

Here is an opportunity for our elected leaders to put those words into action. 

Here are some things our officials could do:

1. Be willing to discuss the matter in the first place.

2. Tell people what legal rights they have if interacting with law enforcement or immigration officials & tell people what type of resources are available for people facing deportation and guide people to those resources. 

3. Press for answers about to what extent the Houston Police Department and the Harris County Sheriff's Office will be taking part in deportations. The moment local police become direct agents of Trump policies, it is a new world for civil liberties and our relationship with municipal law enforcement. 

4. Whatever else they could think to do and have planned to do given that they are elected leaders, this is very diverse city/county and the deportations are starting soon. We were told all through 2024 ​what would take place if Trump won.

​According to information on the official state page of my State Senator Molly Cook, a plurality of people in Senate District 15-41.2%-are Hispanic. 8.6% of people in SD 15 are Asian. Hispanic and Asian communities will be among those targeted by Trump's deportation squads. Here is a map of SD 15.

I encourage Senator Cook to aggressively inform the people of SD 15 about what is happening and of their rights. Her leadership would be welcome amid the silence and avoidance defining the response of elected officials to an issue of great significance to Houston/Harris County.

There is a lot of trouble ahead. The more trouble there is, the more we'll see that each of us are really the leaders. But that doesn't mean we don't need all the help we can get from our elected employees. 

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