https://thehill.com/latino/3462471-two-border-mayors-come-out-in-support-of-ending-title-42/
Rafael Bernal reports for the Hill:
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But Romero and Mendez criticized Democrats who embrace a rhetoric of border security versus immigrant rights.
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“Instead of caving into the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the Republicans, Congress should work on real immigration reform that doesn’t exploit an arcane public health authority to deny people their basic, human right to seek asylum,” they wrote.
And the two mayors painted an optimistic picture of border management where security is not at odds with proper asylum management.
“Our offices are working closely with the Biden Administration and with various community organizations on the ground to ensure that there are resources in place to execute a comprehensive plan to process asylum seekers, crack down on cartels, and establish appropriate COVID-19 protocols. We must remain steadfast in our work to provide refuge to those fleeing persecution and violence in their home countries, just as our European allies are doing with Ukrainian refugees,” Romero and Mendez wrote.
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Read the complete article at the link.
Hats off to Mayor Romero (Tucson) and Mayor Mendez (Brownsville) for standing up for the rule of law and human decency and pushing back against false xenophobic rhetoric from both the GOP nativists and their “values challenged” Dem “fellow travelers.”
Remarkably, Moldova, a small, poor country living in the shadow of Russia has stepped up in ways that should embarrass cowardly Repubs and their Dem enablers. Moldova has taken the largest per capita number of Ukrainian refugees. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/refugees-flee-moldova-russias-shadow-looms-large-rcna25529
🇺🇸Due Process Forever!
PWS
04-27-22
I grew up in Brownsville, TX and seeing the Mayor Trey Mendez come out in support of immigrants and asylum seekers makes me proud. You know who else is in Brownsville these days? Elon Musk and Space X. I would love to see Elon Musk who is an immigrant himself (and also presumably hires thousands of immigrants) also come out in support like mayor Mendez. Thanks for sharing this article.