Voices United members Donna Gardner (standing) and Jane Scholz leading the discussion on immigration issues at the Voices United meeting (photo by LaDonna Womochel)
Jane Scholz
The subject of immigration is a hot topic these days, especially in Texas. That’s why Voices United members devoted their September meeting to a discussion of the issue.
Members prepared for the meeting by taking a short quiz to test their knowledge of immigration issues, then listening to a number of recent podcasts on the topic and reading a book, several news stories, and the 2024 platforms of both political parties.
Members Jane Scholz and Donna Gardner assembled the reading list and prepared a brief slideshow to guide the discussion. Members shared their thoughts at the meeting on four main topic areas:
• Why talk about immigration now?
• Who are the immigrants in the U.S.?
• Who’s right about the impact of immigrants on crime, jobs, and the cost of immigrants (mostly educating those of school age) to state and local governments?
• What should be done about this?
The club devoted about 90 minutes to a vigorous discussion of these issues.
To see the slideshow summary of the four discussion topics, go to tinyurl.com/56ey7dpb.
Voices United is a non-partisan group of Robson Ranch women who share progressive values, perform community outreach, provide civic awareness and social contact for members, and have a good time! We’re a 501(c)(3) group. Our annual dues are $20.
For more information or to join, go to www.voicesunitedrr.org.