Hispanic Leaders to Protest US-Mexico Wall

Nine leaders from local Hispanic organizations joined hands as they announced peace marches in Laredo and Washington, D.C., to protest the proposed wall between Mexico and the United States Tuesday night at a midtown taqueria.

Representatives of the South Texas Amigos de Mexico, the Coastal Bend Immigration Council, the American GI Forum, the League of United Latin American Citizens and the Contra-Minutemen Coalition condemned the "wall of shame" and said it would do little to stop immigration.

"We're building a wall instead of tearing walls down," said Nancy Vera, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens #4444. "There has to be a way that we can help Mexico, help the people who are already here and live in harmony."

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