More young people are getting involved with South Texas civil rights group amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Young people now represent the largest share of participants in the South Texas civil rights group La Union del Pueblo Entero. At the organization’s biennial convention, members under age 45 were the most prominent group. This increase in youth engagement follows federal immigration policy changes.
For La Union del Pueblo Entero’s biennial convention, members under 45 years old made up the largest share of participants.
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