About 200 protesters greet Trump in Austin

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Source: dallasnews



By John Savage

Austin Bureau Correspondent
Posted 39 minutes ago

AUSTIN — Chanting and waving signs with slogans such as “Rebuild Houston, Not a Wall” and “No Human is Illegal,” about 200 people lined Koenig Lane outside the Department of Public Safety’s operations center to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to flood-ravaged Texas on Tuesday.

The liberal group Indivisible organized the protest and cited Trump’s potential repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — which protects undocumented immigrants who entered the United States during childhood from deportation — and several other issues as reasons for the demonstration

“Trump’s anti-DACA rhetoric, the pardon of Joe Arpaio, the transgender military ban, this is why we’re out here,” said Austin musician Matt Oliver, 38. “Trump is only here for an expensive photo op.”
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Arielle Arizpe brought her two sons, 4 and 6, to the protest. “Even though the Hurricane caused so much damage and people are suffering in Houston, Trump is not taking a break from politics, and I thought it was important come out,” Arizpe said.
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John Savage? @JohnSavageTX 3h3 hours ago

Lots of pro #DACA signs at #Trump protest in #Austin, including this HUGE one – at Texas Department of Public Safety

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