Ramiro Ramirez traveled with his wife and family from southwest Texas just to tell the story of how the border wall threatens Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church and two cemeteries. They told the story for anyone who would listen, but especially for members of the U.S. Congress.
The Ramirez family stood in front of the U.S. Capitol during an early cold spell Nov. 14, and again told their story — this time with help. Four members of Congress spoke, as did members of grassroots advocacy organizations and a district superintendent from The United Methodist Church.
Ramirez, a longtime United Methodist, holds the deed of two cemeteries and a building – Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church in San Juan, Texas, just east of McAllen. The church is right on the Mexico/United States border. Ramirez’s great-grandfather, Martin Jackson, built the chapel on the property in 1874. Ramirez has relatives buried in the cemeteries going back generations and he and his wife plan to be buried there, too.
But he’s unsure, now, if he’ll be able to visit those relatives in the future, or if his descendants will be able to visit his grave. That’s because the proposed border wall between Mexico and the United States would split the cemeteries in two.
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