oldschooler Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Cincinnati Now a ‘Sanctuary city.’ What’s That Mean? By Backwoods_Sleuth POLITICS • 13 hours, 20 minutes ago • Views: 187 151 Share It took a lot of hard work but today it happened. And a lot of the credit for that final straw goes to Donald Trump and his from-here-on-out-to-be-known-as infamous Muslim Ban. Cincinnati is defying President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, joining a group of major U.S. cities in welcoming people who are in the country without permission. Standing amid several of the region’s Muslim, Catholic, Jewish and political leaders, Mayor John Cranley on Monday proudly announced Cincinnati as a so-called “sanctuary city.” It means Cincinnati will not enforce federal immigration laws against people who are here illegally, something the city already has been doing. “We have put the whole world on notice that we intend to live up to the Statue of Liberty ideals,” Cranley said. He added that being a sanctuary city “is a badge of honor.” And this didn’t just happen out of the blue today. Two people were a very important part of the struggle to get to today’s announcement and their efforts should not be pushed to the side: Cincinnati already has taken steps to be a “sanctuary city” the past two years, and Democratic council members Yvette Simpson and Chris Seelbach had been working on a plan to designate the city as such in recent months. Simpson is running against Cranley in this year’s mayoral race, but she stood alongside other leaders during the mayor’s press conference and did not want to politicize the matter. “I wish we could’ve gotten here sooner,” Simpson said, “but I’m just glad we’re doing it now.” More: Cincinnati now a ‘sanctuary city.’ What’s that mean? View image on Twitter Follow Local 12/WKRC-TV ✔@Local12 Mayor John Cranley: Cincinnati is a sanctuary city. http://bit.ly/2kNa1zn 2:25 PM - 30 Jan 2017 1212 Retweets 2020 likes ReplyReply w/ QuoteImage View image on Twitter Follow Jeff Hirsh @local12jeff Portune: Hamco will not use its police powers or jails to enforce Trump immig/refugee order @Local12 @Local12 1:37 PM - 30 Jan 2017 22 Retweets 44 likes ReplyReply w/ QuoteImage View image on Twitter Follow Jeff Hirsh @local12jeff Cranley: Catholic Charities had Syrian refugee family ready to come here but family not allowed on plane @Local12 1:17 PM - 30 Jan 2017 22 Retweets 22 likes ReplyReply w/ QuoteImage View image on Twitter Follow Jeff Hirsh @local12jeff Cranley: refusal to admit Syrian refugees similar to refusal to admit Jews during Holocaust. @Local12 @Local12 1:15 PM - 30 Jan 2017 11 Retweet 33 likes ReplyReply w/ QuoteImage View image on Twitter Follow Jeff Hirsh @local12jeff Mayor: 'this city stands with immigrants, Muslims, and Syrjan refugees yearning to breathe free.' @Local12 1:11 PM - 30 Jan 2017 66 Retweets 1111 likes http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/322936_Cincinnati_Now_a_Sanctuary_cit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnbengal Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Nothing, except get Crawley face time, it's not like we're Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago, or Los Angeles. Cincinnati is a flyover city part of that land that the important people fly over on they're way to the coasts. It won't make the national news, but hey it gets the mayor on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 7 hours ago, cnbengal said: Nothing, except get Crawley face time, it's not like we're Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago, or Los Angeles. Cincinnati is a flyover city part of that land that the important people fly over on they're way to the coasts. It won't make the national news, but hey it gets the mayor on tv. It's a refusal to enforce Federal law, that's not "nothing". The Cinti metro area is around 30th in population nationally, this is an attempt to act like it & display some leadership instead of succumbing to an apathetic inferiority complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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