NPR Boosts Latina Teens' Pro-Illegal Immigration Protest in Texas
By Matthew Balan | July 20, 2017 12:20 PM EDT
The Wednesday edition of NPR's All Things Considered spotlighted 15 teenaged Latina activists who protested a new law in Texas that allows law enforcement in the state to investigate the immigration status of individuals in police custody. The young women dressed in formal dresses during their demonstration outside the state capitol in Austin, and performed a choreographed dance. Correspondent Vanessa Romo identified the group that organized the protest, but failed to mention their liberal ideology.
Host Audie Cornish introduced Romo's report by outlining that "many Latinas mark their fifteenth birthdays with parties called quinceañeras. In Austin, Texas, it's popular to include a photo shoot on the steps of the state Capitol. Today, that rite of passage took on a political bent." The correspondent picked up where Cornish left off: "There are at least three elements that make a quinceañera a quinceañera: a big, poufy dress, check; some declaration that a young girl is now a woman, check; and a highly-choreographed dance — check."
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