Lico Reyes

licoreyes@att.net
Protesters gather at Dallas
City Hall Plaza

Protesters gather at Dallas City

Hall Plaza
By Nick Tarrant, The Shorthorn staff

Jan 20, 2017

Protesters gather at Dallas City Hall Plaza
By Nick Tarrant, The Shorthorn staff
 Alexis Austin

Protesters hold signs during a speech at a protest against President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 outside Dallas City
Hall. The protest was organized by the Dallas County Tejano Democrats.

Braulio Tellez

Arlington resident Lico Reyes, 70, attends the protest against Donald Trumps presidency Friday in Dallas. Reyes
spoke to the crowd at the protest.

Bridget Craig

Patrick Connery, 24, of Dallas stands his ground against the protesters on Jan. 20 in downtown Dallas. Connery was
the only counter-protester that marched with the group.

DALLAS All it takes is one voice for opposition to respond.

About 50 protesters joined together at Dallas City Hall Plaza to protest against Donald
Trumps presidency.

Supporters listened to the Next Generation Action Network and other sponsors, who
spoke about how theyre going to move forward as a community after Inauguration Day
and will send their message to the White House.

Among them was alumnus Lico Reyes, who had a bone to pick with a Trump supporter.

Education, not deportation, 70-year-old Reyes said.

This was the message Reyes said he was trying to convey to Patrick Connery, 24-year-
old Dallas resident, who stood in the back of the crowd with a sign in the air.
Youre all cry babies, Connerys sign read.

His motivation for attending the protest, he said, was to exercise his right to free speech
and tell the protesters to get over the inauguration of President Trump.

By not giving President Trump a chance, Connery said people against his presidency are
spreading hate.

But when Connery began discussing the topic of illegal immigration, Reyes decided to
step in and correct what he heard.

Im trained by the Justice Department, and the word is undocumented immigrant,

Reyes said.

Not only is he a jesuit priest and a trained Immigration Chair for Texas League of United
Latin American Citizens Reyes was also Mr. UTA of 1976.

As a graduate of UTA in mathematics with a double minor in civil engineering and

computer programming, Reyes said his college career in Arlington prepared him for the
future and taught him about the importance of diversity.

"My education is the foundation of my knowledge," he said.

Because of the way Reyes approached the conversation, he said Connery was able to
respectfully listen and understand his stance on the topic.

"Don't confront people with your jargon," he said. "Confront people with their jargon."

In regard to the inauguration of President Trump, Reyes said even though the message
Trump sends is wrong, the president is still a child of God and should be prayed for by
the American people, instead of fought against with violence.

"Prayer gets you a lot further," he said.

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news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

On Monday, February 6, 2017 10:21 AM, Lico Reyes <licoreyes@att.net> wrote:

De bolero a Empresario
"De bolero a Empresario" interview in Dianas Rochin's TV program
2015.
Published on Apr 13, 2015
Lico Reyes nos cuenta su historia, como de ser un nio humilde logro graduarse con honores de la
universidad y se convirti en empresario y tambin a trabajado en 12 pelculas con actores
internacionales.
Lico Reyes nos cuenta su historia, como de ser un nio humilde logro graduarse con honores de la
universidad y se convirti en empresario y tambin a trabajado en 12 pelculas con actores
internacionales.