The march and rally were emotionally charged. Two of the three legislators who spoke about fighting against Abbott’s SB4 are from immigrant families: Rep. Christina Morales, Vice Chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, and Rep. Ana Hernandez, who was born in Mexico and was undocumented as a child.

Additional speakers included grassroots activists, community and representatives of Workers World Party, the Houston Socialist Movement and Party for Socialism and Liberation.

After an afternoon of speeches in English and Spanish, the crowd was buoyed up to continue the long fight against SB4 and other racist policies of the Texas governor. Espinosa stressed, “The struggle may be long but we will win!”