One by one people are waking up. First, from Michigan Live:
Lansing no longer a sanctuary city
The Lansing City Council backed out of its decision to declare itself a sanctuary city Wednesday evening, holding a vote to rescind the barely week-old resolution.
After hours of public comment, the council voted 5-2 to rescind the resolution containing a reference to sanctuary city passed April 3. Council member Jessica Yorko was not present for the vote.
The council members then decided not to take up a resolution reaffirming Lansing as a "Welcoming City" for immigrants.
I have no problem with people who come here legally to make a better life for themselves and their families. Criminals who come here to game the system and get on the dole are another matter entirely.
Second, from The Christian Post:
New Hampshire Catholic Bishop Says Churches Shouldn't Shelter Illegal Immigrants
A Roman Catholic bishop who oversees the diocese for the state of New Hampshire has stated that churches should not house people who entered the country illegally.
The Most Reverend Peter Libasci of the Diocese of Manchester sent a letter to clergy last Friday noting that congregations cannot allow undocumented immigrants to be housed within their churches to avoid being deported.
In the letter, which the Diocese provided The Christian Post, Bishop Libasci explained that there were two definitions for the term "sanctuary churches" being used.
"Some use this term and mean what I have described above – a welcoming community ready to offer immediate aid to anyone in need. In these works, of course, we will always be involved," wrote Libasci.
"But others use this term 'sanctuary' to refer to churches that will allow individuals in fear of deportation to live in the church."
The bishop went on to state that the latter definition, that of allowing unauthorized immigrants to live within a church, was problematic "because it creates a false hope to tell individuals living in fear that we can protect them from law enforcement actions."
"'Sanctuary' is not a designation recognized by law and provides no such legal protection," cautioned Libasci.
Good - there is a very big difference between these two definitions and the letter of the law needs to be followed.
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