Immigrant activists have pledged to unleash an election year counteroffensive against President Trump as he pushes to end their protection from deportation that the Supreme Court left in place last week.
While Floyd's death and subsequent protests could act as motivators, the coronavirus pandemic could also hamper voting in some states such as Texas, which has a large Latino population.
“I cast that ballot not only for myself, but keeping my undocumented parents in mind [and] my brother Jonathan, who is a non-DACA recipient," said Jimenez. “My vote was cast for all working-class families that need to be protected and thrive in this country.” Ricardo Zamudio Guillén, organizing director for LUCHA, said Latino, Black and Indigenous people had already joined together in Arizona to fight SB1070, the “show me your papers” law that gave law enforcement more power to stop people and ask whether they are citizens or in the country legally.
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