Union students, faculty rally for dignity and respect for immigrants [View all]

Irving Cortes, a Union College sophomore, had a message for President Donald Trump on Wednesday – and for anyone else who would listen.

“I am not a bad hombre but a hardworking student who just wants to pursue the American Dream,” said Cortes, who immigrated from Mexico as a 6-year-old.

Cortes joined around 40 Union students and faculty outside the campus library to stand in solidarity with immigrants across the country. Some of the professors shared their own stories of immigration or fleeing their home countries as refugees.

The group criticized the Schenectady City Council for not adopting “sanctuary city” status – the council this week instead passed a resolution calling on Congress to improve federal immigration laws. And the students and faculty, who were joined by local activist Jamaica Miles, said they need to do more to organize politically across Schenectady.

Read more: https://dailygazette.com/article/2017/04/19/union-students-and-faculty-rally-for-dignity-and-respect-for-immigrants

[font color=330099]Kudos for my friend, Ken, who is mentioned near the end of the article.[/font]