Anti-immigrant rhetoric fueled Sierra Blanca migrant shooting, advocates say
While Governor Greg Abbott’s statement called the shooting a 'tragedy,' families of the victims are demanding justice and say it was an intentional killing.
By Rob D'Amico, The Texas Observer
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