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TRUST Coalition
Our Values
TRUST is a coalition of business, religious, and advocacy organizations that value immigrant Texans as neighbors who are vital, productive members of our community. We urge Texas state leaders to enact policies recognizing immigrants as Texans deserving of equal opportunities to thrive as they contribute to our state's economy.
Self-serving, Divisive Politicians Hurt Us All
For more than a century, rich and powerful interests have come to Texas to divide our communities by demonizing our immigrant family members, co-workers, and neighbors while reaping billions in profits and leaving ordinary Texans with low-paying jobs, underfunded public education, and little access to healthcare.
Together, Texas Works
Texans deserve immigration policies that are fair and productive.
Education
Best Bang for the Buck
Every student, no matter their legal status, deserves an education and the opportunity to participate in the long-term growth of our state. An educated workforce is the return on investment for public education.
Workforce
harness our full potential
Productive immigration policies can fill jobs now and power the economy of the future. Texans deserve the ability to harness the labor power of all those seeking a fair wage for a day's work.
Opportunity
the fruits of our labor
Aspiring Texans come from the world over to build lives for themselves and their families. Today, just as before, immigrants contribute to a strong economy and deserve to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Healthcare
Healthy Communities Thrive
Immigrant Texans were essential to helping Texas mitigate the COVID-19 disaster, and like every Texan, they deserve to be healthy so they can thrive. Ensuring all Texans stay healthy keeps our communities healthy.
Fairness
Texans Are Fair and Welcoming
From El Paso to Nacadoches and Abilene to Alamo, Texans welcome hard-working, industrious people into their communities, and quite often into their families. Our policies should give folks a fair shot, too.
Democracy
Dignity & Respect is Strength
American democratic ideals demand we treat sojourners in our land with dignity and respect. To continue to be the proverbial "shining city on a hill," we should flex our strength by embracing immigrant Texans.
There’s one thing Texans agree on:
If you weren't born here, you got here as fast as you could.
For generations, that maxim has made our state and nation stronger.
Smart, fair immigration policy, will continue that tradition.