Forty Religious Leaders Ask Miami-Dade to Reject Gimenez's Sanctuary City Ban
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 AT 3:54 P.M.
BY JERRY IANNELLI
Republicans claim to be a party of good old Christian values. They take photos at church, post prayer psalms on Twitter, install unqualified Christian moonbats to run the Department of Education (see: DeVos, Betsy), and quote Jesus in public whenever it's convenient. But despite the fact that Jesus spent about 95 percent of his time helping the poor and downtrodden, his name hasn't really come up during the GOP's crackdowns on war refugees and poor immigrants this year.
So perhaps getting scolded by literally scores of priests, rabbis, reverends, imams, and faith leaders will be enough to persaude Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez to overturn his recent order declaring that Miami-Dade is not a "sanctuary" county to comply with Donald Trump's increasing crackdown on immigrants, both undocumented and legal.
Today, 40 Miami-based religious leaders signed a letter asking Miami-Dade to overturn Gimenez's decision. After weeks of controversy, the County Commission will hold a special meeting this Friday to debate whether to overrule the mayor.
"Many of the individuals affected by the mayor's change in policy fled violence and abject poverty," write the religious leaders, speaking to the Commission. "For them, the mayor's decision could be the difference between life and death. For others, the decision could result in families being torn apart, in children growing up with only one parent or perhaps neither. You, as our commissioners, have the opportunity to protect these residents of Miami-Dade County."
The signatures come from male and female priests, rabbis, imams, and even a few archdeacons, including one from the large Episcopal Diocese of South Florida, which stretches from Key West to Martin County. The massive list also includes Randolph P. McGrorty, the executive director of Miami's Catholic Legal Services, which helps aid poor immigrants and refugees in South Florida.
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