Austin Vigil Against SB1070 As Supreme Court Hears Case

Members, allies and supporters of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition came together on April 25th, 2012 to hold a vigil a against the anti-immigrant Arizona law SB 1070. The Supreme Court began hearings that day on whether the controversial law in constitutional. SB 1070 requires local and state officials in Arizona to enforce immigration laws and legally opened the door to racial profiling against latin@s and other people of color. The vigil at the state capitol in Austin gathered at the vigil to say that this law divides our communities and makes all of us unsafe. They stood together is solidarity to say "Somos uno", "We are one".