Posted on 03/13/2007 9:54:55 PM PDT by stratman1969
Elected officials in Marin County continue their attacks on Immigration & Customs Enforcement for apprehending illegal aliens during raids in the Canal area of San Rafael and Novato last week. In the process, many of these “leaders” are using the most extreme and outrageous language in their criticism of federal immigration officials.
State Assemblyman Jared Huffman picked up the "terrorizing our community" mantra used by open borders advocates at a community rally on Monday at Pickeleed Park Community Center in San Rafael‘s Canal area.
"I've just driven almost 100 miles from Sacramento to be with you. I would have driven another 100 miles to show my support for this community and my outrage at the tactics being used to enforce our immigration laws. You don't enforce the laws by sending armed agents into our homes to terrorize our community," Huffman told the protesters.
Others attending this rally were San Rafael Mayor Al Boro, who assured the crowd "The city of San Rafael has no control over what (ICE) does. The city of San Rafael will not enforce immigration laws." Also attending were Marin County Superintendent of Schools Mary Jane Burke, Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey. Protesters marched to the rally from the Mission in San Rafael, many chanting slogans in Spanish, as reported in the Marin IJ.
Marin County Supervisors earlier today took action of their own, vowing to send letters to federal officials condemning the raids, plus asking Lynn Woolsey & Barbara Boxer to review immigration agency policy.
One Supervisor, Charles McGlashan, had the audacity to compare the raids to Nazi Germany.
"The historical analogy I'd make is to 1930s Nazi Germany. Xenophobia in Germany led to the death camps. We need to stop that at its earliest instance." McGlashan said.
Marin County illegal immigration ping
"The City of San Rafael Will Not Enforce Immigration Laws," Mayor Tells Protesters"
Not one damned dime of federal government money should go to this city. Cut them off.
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Beam me up Scotty!
He's comparing our immigration enforcement to the Nazi regime?! We're trying to keep non-citizens out; whereas the Nazis were murdering Jewish German citizens. How insulting this comparison is to what the Jewish people went through. What outright demagoguery.
You know your government is in dire straits when your elected officials are busy violating Godwin's Law. Besides, it's not up to Marin County to enforce immigration laws. All they have to do is stand aside and let Immigration do what it is supposed to do.
MUST PROTECT CONSTITUATES
I just don't understand why citizens are the only ones that have to abide by the laws of this country.
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