Business owner highlights long wait for siblings to acquire U.S. residency

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This is always the craziest week of the year at Mercedes Flowers, a local flower shop near the “Y” in Oak Hill.
Owner Mercedes Anderson says the closed sign on the front door is not a sign of exhaustion after Valentine’s Day. She decided to take part in “A Day Without Immigrants.”
“I come from an immigrant family,”said Anderson. “I have to stand with them. I stand with those who [come to the U.S.] legally, but I