Dec 9, 2019, 12:07am
Year In Review: The Most Significant Immigration Stories Of 2019
Stuart Anderson
The year 2019 produced many significant and, in some cases, tragic stories about immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The list is not comprehensive but focuses on those stories considered most important to remember.
Shooting of Mexican Immigrants in El Paso: On August 3, 2019, a (white) gunman at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, attempted to shoot as many Latinos as possible before later surrendering to police. He killed 22 people and injured many more. He told police he targeted Mexican immigrants and had produced a manifesto that declared “this attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.â€
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/12/09/the-most-disturbing-immigration-stories-of-2019/#4bee72531302
