BAY CITY, MI — The national director and co-founder of The Remembrance Project, an advocacy group that draws attention to Americans killed by undocumented immigrants, was in Bay City Monday, looking to share her group's stance on the nation's immigration policy and advocate for victims.
Maria Espinoza, of Houston, Texas, arrived in Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 26, met with staff at Congressman Dan Kildee's office on Monday, Oct. 27, and had hoped to speak during public comment during a Bay City Commission finance and policy meeting Mondayevening. The City Commission met to review City Manager Rick Finn's performance after being on the job for six months, and a majority of the meeting took place in a closed session.
Speaking to media inside Bay City Hall during that meeting, Espinoza brought out two "Stolen Lives Quilts," which include names of people the group's members say were killed by unauthorized immigrants. A caption below one photo on a quilt read, "Tina Davila, 39, Houston, TX. Stabbed in the heart by an illegal alien on 4-16-2008."
"We want our leaders to uphold the current laws and detract from bringing in more illegal aliens," Espinoza said. "We need to remove the magnets, including social benefits and jobs."
