AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) -- Senate Bill 4, a controversial Texas immigration law, was at the forefront of a rally and march that took place Saturday morning at the
Texas State Capitol rally sparks conversation on controversial SB 4 immigration law, March 9, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas -- Senate Bill 4, a controversial Texas immigration law, was at the forefront of a rally and march that took place Saturday morning at the Texas State Capitol.by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.
“I came to this country as a war refugee from Vietnam, so it’s important to me that everybody is welcomed to this country and is given the same opportunity,” said opponent of SB 4 Anna Nguyen. That especially struck a chord for those foreign-born. It’s what drove people like Lizeth Chacon, executive director of, to come to the Austin rally from Dallas. She says the bill will only incite fear in communities and is just another form of racism.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted SB 4 from taking effect until March 13, while they consider whether it will allow Texas to enforce the bill.“The ugliness of the way they’re mistreating human beings, human beings, treating them like animals,” said Fuentes. “It’s an ugly thing to see.”
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