Posted on 01/27/2017 2:49:53 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Protesters gathered in front of City Hall Thursday demanding Mayor Greg Stanton turn his words supporting illegal immigrants into action.
Stanton released a statement Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration, reaffirming his statement made after the general election that the Phoenix Police Department will not become a mass deportation force.
Despite the statement, Leidy Robledo, a youth organizer for Puente Human Rights Movement said the police force was a major concern for the immigrant community.
“With Trump’s new announcement, police are no longer our friends,” Robledo said. “So, it’s problematic because right now the solution for school safety, for community safety, is police; and right now police presence in our community is an immediate danger to our community.”
Puente Human Rights Movement hosted the protest along with People United for Justice, Living United for Change in Arizona and Mi Familia Vota Arizona.
Puente Director Carlos Garcia said he was happy Stanton made a statement, but he still wanted further action from the mayor. He was also worried about police policies.
“I felt it was hypocritical for him to put that out there,” Garcia said. “We’ve had meetings with him; and he knows that the current policy of 4.48, which is the Phoenix Police Department (policy of) how they relate to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is one of the worst policies in the country. It literally spells out how to racially profile.”
Operatins Order 4.48 says the Phoenix Police Department will conduct immigration enforcement activities in compliance with state and federal laws and gives guidance on how to do so.
Moving forward, Garcia said he wants Stanton to make Phoenix a sanctuary city. For this to happen, the Phoenix Police Department would have to stop cooperating with federal immigration authorities, which would mean reversing Operations Order 4.48.
“To become a sanctuary city is to completely rupture cooperation between police and immigration,” Garcia said. “As it stands, anyone, including victims and witnesses, could be transferred over to immigration; and so that’s definitely not what a sanctuary city is.”
Garcia said they are also asking the City of Phoenix not to release any information gathered in the process of issuing city IDs to undocumented immigrants to the federal government.
Robledo and Garcia both said they plan to first focus on protecting their community in the coming weeks and months.
“So for us, it’s first protecting our families, making sure we organize our community, that they know their rights and come to institutions like the City of Phoenix, schools, churches, anywhere we can and make sure they put out a policy of what side they’re on,” Garcia said. “They’re either with us or they’re with President Trump.”
Protester Anabel Maldoando said she is also determined to continue activism work for this cause.
“I definitely will continue in whatever role I can help in,” Maldoando said. “Whether it’s protest or calling our elected officials.”
Robledo said this was just the beginning of the fight for her and the other organizers.
“Trump has only been president for a couple of days,” Robledo said. “We know the threat. We know what we’re facing up, but we also know that we are strong and that we’re going to resist.”
I hope he doesn’t try it.
a youth organizer for Puente Human Rights Movement said the police force was a major concern for the immigrant community.
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I think they mean a major concern for the illegal alien community.
Immigrants have nothing to worry about because they comply with the laws.
Let’s ask Sheriff Joe what he thinks??
He’s no longer Sheriff. The Left mobilized, isolated, personalized and destroyed, with help from Soros money, in November. But I would like to point out that the illegals are demanding that the mayor of Phoenix GO AGAINST THE LAW. But hey, they broke the law and nothing yet has happened to them, so I guess they figure they are on solid ground with this.
Sheriff Joe was replaced by a guy who calls illegals “guests”.
You mean former sheriff Joe, he lost his election
A very sad state of affairs. Sheriff Joe has been alone in AZ fighting this for years. Now that he has a friend in the WH he has lost his job.
The only response necessary from Trump and law enforcement is “Rule of Law.”
Legal immigrants have no worries. It’s the illigals that are worried..
Wassamatta, Carlos - are you an illegal alien? Hmmm?
Round up the illegals and deport every single one. Men, women, children. All of them.
If you are not an illegal alien you have nothing to worry about. Local politicians that conspire with illegal aliens to violate federal law need to be held accountable. I am certain they will be. As will the illegal aliens.
estúpido!
ICE can do the removal
We know what we’re facing up, but we also know that we are strong and that we’re going to resist.”
True to form for Criminals, fight to the end
Remember, they came to the USA without our permission. This means they are here illegally. They are not our guest, not to be given our sympathy, not to be given sanctuary but asked to leave and, if desired, enter the USA properly.
Remember, they came to the USA without our permission. This means they are here illegally. They are not our guest, not to be given our sympathy, not to be given sanctuary but asked to leave and, if desired, enter the USA properly.
So, are they declaring war on the police? if so, they will find that Law and Order can be a really harsh mistress....
We have concealed/open carry here. You will not see ambushes of LEOs here. A few weeks back a citizen shot DEAD someone attacking an LEO. http://fox8.com/2017/01/16/good-samaritan-who-shot-man-attacking-arizona-trooper-says-god-put-him-there/
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