https://freerepublic.com/tag/gruporomo/ en-us Mon, 26 May 2008 16:08:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021477/posts Wading the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass after a harrowing, weeks-long journey through three countries, Devis hopped a train that brought him to San Antonio. The 25-year-old Honduran knew landing work here wouldn't be too hard. A much harder task was finding a place to stay in a city where he didn't know anyone. A night at a homeless shelter among drug addicts and alcoholics was scary. Another on a park bench didn't provide much sleep. He was about to leave for Houston in search of estranged relatives when someone pointed him to Misión Cristiana Internacional, an immigrant shelter on... San Antonio Express-News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021477/posts#comment Mon, 26 May 2008 16:08:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021218/posts A small group of faith-driven activists in San Antonio has a message for unauthorized immigrants who are being run out from coast to coast by new laws and massive raids: You're welcome here. Meeting quietly for months at a local church, they decided to counter what they see as an increasingly toxic anti-immigrant atmosphere by turning the city into a sanctuary for unauthorized immigrants. The activists, all Catholics, are trying to organize a network of places and services that migrants can tap for help. Need a place to stay? They can find one for you. Pockets and stomach empty? They'll... San Antonio Express-News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021218/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 23:17:34 GMT