but why are the sanctuary cities not embracing the idea with open arms and assistance? NIMBY maybe?
refugees to sanctuary cities. Bad idea, expensive, petty
but why are the sanctuary cities not embracing the idea with open arms and assistance? NIMBY maybe? "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Re: refugees to sanctuary cities. Bad idea, expensive, petty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/white-house-proposed-releasing-immigrant-detainees-in-sanctuary-cities-targeting-political-foes/2019/04/11/72839bc8-5c68-11e9-9625-01d48d50ef75_story.html Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897 |
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point = missed
I was commenting more along these lines http://news.trust.org/item/20190412195230-wi9c5 Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney responded in a statement: "While the Trump administration's proposal shows their disdain to basic human dignity, the City (Philadelphia) would be prepared to welcome these immigrants just as we have embraced our immigrant communities for decades.and n Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement "We would welcome these migrants with open arms, just as we welcomed Syrian refugees, just as we welcomed Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria and just as we welcome Rohingya refugees fleeing genocide in Myanmar."that is how you fight such actions "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Point = bullshit
box: but why are the sanctuary cities not embracing the idea with open arms and assistance? NIMBY maybe? Also box: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney responded in a statement: "While the Trump administration's proposal shows their disdain to basic human dignity, the City (Philadelphia) would be prepared to welcome these immigrants just as we have embraced our immigrant communities for decades. So the reason they're not embracing it is ... that they are embracing it? -- Drew |
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prior to my first post they were not, note Pelosi condemnation
second link shows they want to step up and help, what I was asking for in the first post. "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |