[Peace-discuss] Karen's Fine Commentary in NG on Urbana Sanctuary

Sun Mar 5 15:23:37 UTC 2017

Karen Aram’s column is to be commended. But shouldn't we be condemning the military and economic policies of all recent administrations - from Obama's attack on Syria to trade pacts like NAFTA - that make sanctuary sites necessary, rather than dwelling on the peculiar personality of the current US chief executive (as the vicious combination of the 'intelligence community,’ the neocons, and the Obama-Clinton Democrats encourage us to do, for their own promotion)?

The local Champaign-Urbana peace group AWARE distributed the following flyer at their monthly anti-war demonstration yesterday:

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> On Mar 5, 2017, at 8:46 AM, Boyle, Francis A <fboyle at illinois.edu> wrote:
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> And let me commend  the vigorous support we got from Mayor Laurel Prussing from the get-go. We shall miss her. Fab.
>  
> Francis A. Boyle
> Law Building
> 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
> Champaign IL 61820 USA
> 217-333-7954 (phone)
> 217-244-1478 (fax)
> (personal comments only)
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> From: Boyle, Francis A 
> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 8:04 AM
> To: Estabrook, Carl G <galliher at illinois.edu>; Jay Becker <futureup2us at gmail.com>; Hoffman, Valerie J <vhoffman at illinois.edu>; Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com>; peace-discuss at anti-war.net; C. G. ESTABROOK <carl at newsfromneptune.com>; a-fields at uiuc.edu; Miller, Joseph Thomas <jtmiller at illinois.edu>; Szoke, Ron <r-szoke at illinois.edu>; sherwoodross10 at gmail.com; Arlene Hickory <a23h23 at yahoo.com>; peace-discuss-request at lists.chambana.net; David Swanson <davidcnswanson at gmail.com>; Dave Trippel <davetrippel at ameritech.net>; abass10 at gmail.com; mickalideh at gmail.com; Lina Thorne <lina at worldcantwait.net>; chicago at worldcantwait.net; Mildred O'brien <moboct1 at aim.com>; David Johnson <davidjohnson1451 at comcast.net>; Joe Lauria <joelauria at gmail.com>; David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: Karen's Fine Commentary in NG on Urbana Sanctuary
>  
> Kudos to Karen and the important role she played in getting Urbana re-confirmed as a Sanctuary City. According to USA Today, Urbana is the only Sanctuary between Chicago and St. Louis. At least we tried. Champaign refused. Just like Champaign refused back in 1986. Back then going door to door against us were the American Nazi Party, the Ku Klux Klan, Phyllis Shlaffley’s Eagle Forum and the Republican Party of Champaign County. Birds of a Feather Flock Together. Fab.
>  
>  
> Francis A. Boyle
> Law Building
> 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
> Champaign IL 61820 USA
> 217-333-7954 (phone)
> 217-244-1478 (fax)
> (personal comments only)
>  
> From: Boyle, Francis A 
> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 8:02 AM
> To: Estabrook, Carl G <galliher at illinois.edu>; Jay Becker <futureup2us at gmail.com>; Hoffman, Valerie J <vhoffman at illinois.edu>; Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com>; peace-discuss at anti-war.net; C. G. ESTABROOK <carl at newsfromneptune.com>; a-fields at uiuc.edu; Miller, Joseph Thomas <jtmiller at illinois.edu>; Szoke, Ron <r-szoke at illinois.edu>;sherwoodross10 at gmail.com; Arlene Hickory <a23h23 at yahoo.com>; peace-discuss-request at lists.chambana.net; David Swanson <davidcnswanson at gmail.com>; Dave Trippel <davetrippel at ameritech.net>; abass10 at gmail.com; mickalideh at gmail.com; Lina Thorne <lina at worldcantwait.net>; chicago at worldcantwait.net; Mildred O'brien <moboct1 at aim.com>; David Johnson <davidjohnson1451 at comcast.net>; Joe Lauria <joelauria at gmail.com>; David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Karen's Fine Commentary in NG on Urbana Sanctuary
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> Sunday Extra: Urbana as a sanctuary city
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> Sun, 03/05/2017 - 7:00am | The News-Gazette
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> By KAREN ARAM
> For those in fear of sanctuary cities being defunded, as has been pointed out, the president must go through Congress, and it then goes to the states.
> It was a threat made by the Reagan administration in the 1980s.
> For those concerned we are breaking "federal laws" by being sanctuary cities, it needs to be recognized that our federal government has been breaking its own laws for decades. Whether our interventions conducted as false flags seeking regime change or by dropping bombs, sanctions that starve, or occupation in the name of "freedom." We are therefore responsible for the thousands of lives lost and destroyed, in at least seven nations. Those same seven nations for whom we now have a ban on their nationals.
> For those who are undocumented, the real fear is what is happening now with the first Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids under President Dongald Trump, arresting nearly 700 immigrants in five days across the nation. A quarter of those arrested had no criminal records.
> The Obama administration was responsible for the deportation of 2.7 million immigrants, more than any previous administration, and rejected numerous appeals to grant a blanket pardon to shield both DREAMERS and legal permanent residents from deportation.
> The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was provided for those who were brought to the U.S. as children and granted a two-year, renewable reprieve from deportation.
> The Trump administration is now in possession of the fingerprints and addresses of all 750,000 DREAMERS fingerprints and addresses. Up to 8 million people are potential targets for deportation under Trump's January executive orders.
> According to Zaina Green of the World Socialist website, David Ward, director of the National Association of Former Border Patrol Agents, speaking on Fox and Friends Monday, said that the ICE raids were "probably planned months ago under the Obama administration, but now being launched under the Trump administration."
> Since the Holocaust, the question has been asked, "How could it happen, a round up of neighbors being deported often with little notice or concern?"
> No one is suggesting that the current deportations taking place of the undocumented is comparable to sending people off to concentration camps or gas chambers, but sending people over borders to the unknown is nonetheless cruel.
> They may not have been successful, but at least the Netherlands made the attempt at an organized, coordinated effort to save the "Jews within their nation," and they will be forever remembered "as having at least tried."
> Urbana as a sanctuary city, will be remembered as having at least "tried."
> Hopefully we will be successful, where other cities may not be remembered so well.
> Karen Aram lives in Urbana.
> Kudos to Karen and the important role she played in getting Urbana re-confirmed as a Sanctuary City. According to USA Today, Urbana is the only Sanctuary between Chicago and St. Louis. At least we tried. Champaign refused. Just like Champaign refused back in 1986. Back then going door to door against us were the American Nazi Party, the Ku Klux Klan, Phyllis Shlaffley’s Eagle Forum and the Republican Party of Champaign County. Birds of a Feather Flock Together. Fab.
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> Francis A. Boyle
> Law Building
> 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
> Champaign IL 61820 USA
> 217-333-7954 (phone)
> 217-244-1478 (fax)
> (personal comments only)