Source: http://www.campusprogress.org/
Update: Sheriff Butch Conway (Gwinnett County, Georgia) wasn’t in his office when the “Trail of Dreams” walkers showed up, but he did have representatives meet with them, without incident.
The walkers made a firm declaration to risk being arrested during their attempt to meet with the Sherriff, who is known for having incarcerated and deported hundreds of immigrants in the last few months.
The four immigrant students, who are walking 1,500 miles from Miami to Washington to share their opinions about the necessity to reform the immigration system, confronted the Sheriffs Office, where Conway has expressed support for the 287(g) program and other policies that that have resulted in the deportation of hundreds of immigrants.
“We are trying to meet with the Sheriff so we can share with him our stories, the story of immigrants who work hard,” one of the young walkers, Gaby Pacheco, 25, expressed to one of Conway’s representatives.
Below is the Telemundo Atlanta video of this story in Spanish:
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I found this website about the walkers:
http://dreamact.pontealdia.com/
We should support them!!