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Next MBB MeetingsORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGDate: Monday, July 9, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Graceada Park
401 Needham Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Map: 401 Needham Street
Directions:
From Southbound 99 (Coming from North) exit Kansas Ave., L - Kansas Ave., R - N Franklin St., L - Beech St., SR - Needham St. From Northbound 99 (Coming from South) exit CA-132/Vernalis/CA-108/Central Modesto, SL - 6th St., R - K St., L - 15th St., SL - Needham St./CA-108
EDUCATIONAL MEETING Date: Monday, July 16, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Beard Brook Park
South Morton Blvd.
Modesto, CA 95354
Map: [1100-1157] S. Morton Blvd.
Directions:
From Southbound 99 (Coming from North) take Tuolumne Blvd. exit, L - Tuolumne Blvd., SR - B St., R - 9th St., SL - Morton Blvd. From Northbound 99 (Coming from South) take Tuolumne Blvd. exit, L - Tuolumne Blvd., SR - B St., R - 9th St., SL - Morton Blvd.
ORGANIZATIONALMEETING Date: Monday, July 23, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Oregon Drive Park
(East) Modesto, CA 95354
Map: 1650 Oregon Drive (Not exact)
Directions: At the corner of Oregon Drive and Empire Avenue |
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No haven for illegals in Modesto |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
Modbee.com
No haven for illegals in Modesto
By EVE HIGHTOWER
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Modesto will not become the immigrant sanctuary proposed by the Modesto chapter of the Brown Berets.
The Latino rights group asked City Council members Tuesday night to pass an ordinance that would:
# Stop county staff from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
# Stop law enforcement from asking about people's legal status
# Require county staff or law enforcement to notify the Brown Berets and other community groups when federal agents are in the area so the groups can advise illegal immigrants.
The Brown Berets grew out of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The local group's motto is "Culture, Community, Revolution."
Council members' decision not to take action on the proposal was no surprise to the 20 Brown Berets members and supporters who attended the meeting, organizer Ricardo Gil Jr. said. But the group intends to continue fighting for sanctuary status.
"We'll regroup and come back," Gil said after Tuesday's meeting.
The Brown Berets first took the proposal to the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. County CEO Rick Robinson also declined to consider the group's request, encouraging the Brown Berets to work with federal representatives instead.
In not taking action Tuesday night, City Council members also noted that immigration is a federal issue, not a city issue.
"I have no interest in overstepping our bounds," Councilwoman Kristin Olsen said.
Other cities have taken a stand on immigration. San Francisco and Oakland have declared themselves sanctuaries for 21 years by barring city staff from assisting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in search of illegal immigrants.
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Denver are among a growing list of cities that claim immigrant sanctuary status by, to some extent, protecting immigrants that some call "illegal" and others call "undocumented."
Joan Rutschow shook her head at the idea of Modesto adopting something similar. "We're not a nation of immigrants. We're a nation of laws," she said, quoting columnist Michelle Malkin. Rutschow said making Modesto a sanctuary is against those laws.
Activist John Mataka called the sanctuary concept and people's ability to move freely without fear of arrest or deportation a human right.
Nancy Hinton disagreed, saying it would be unfair to those who went through the process to become legal citizens.
"There's a difference between immigration and sponsoring illegal immigration," she said.
Bee staff writer Eve Hightower can be reached at 578-2382 or
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Posted on 07/11/07 00:00:00
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/13776825p-14357660c.html
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