Advocates support immigrant & refugee communities in NWA [Video]

>> ALL RIGHT. SPEAKING OF GATHERING PEOPLE GATHERED IN SPRINGDALE TODAY TO ADVOCATE SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND 40/29’S ABNER SOSA HAS A LOOK AT WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT. >> THE GROUP ARKANSAS IMMIGRANT DEFENSE, HELD A MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE HARDSHIPS THAT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS GO THROUGH AS WELL AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO HELP THEM BECOME U.S. CITIZENS. >> ONE OF THE MAIN FRUSTRATIONS IS WHEN PEOPLE DON’T DO THEIR OWN RESEARCH. TODAY, WE WERE GIVEN SO MUCH DATA THAT COMPLETELY BUST ALL THESE MYTHS ABOUT WHAT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE IS THEIR CONTRIBUTORS, ECONOMICALLY AND IN ANY OTHER AWESOME ASPECTS. >> AS TENSIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY REGARDING IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE TO GROW, AID MET TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WHO THEY SAY ARE HERE FOR A BETTER LIFE. >> THIS TOPIC SEEMS EXTRA IMPORTANT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. OUR ECONOMY HERE IS …