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alp227

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Wed Jul 30, 2014, 01:05 PM Jul 2014

Jerry Brown says he would support more shelters for immigrant minors [View all]

Source: Sacramento Bee

MEXICO CITY -- With tension flaring on the U.S.-Mexico border over the illegal crossing of thousands of young immigrants from Central America, Gov. Jerry Brown said after meeting with religious leaders here Tuesday that he would support additional shelters for the minors in California.

“Certainly I’d do everything I could to make sure California will do its part to shelter any young children that are in need of protection,” the Democratic governor told reporters after meeting with José Horacio Gómez, the Mexico-born archbishop of Los Angeles, and several other religious leaders. “There are already a number of young immigrants, or young refugees, in Ventura, and I certainly would support additional shelters to deal with the particular immediate challenge we have.”

The image of Brown, a former seminarian, conferring with clergy in Mexico’s capital city reflected the intensity of the border crisis here, but also a decades-long shift in California’s approach to immigration.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/29/6591740/jerry-brown-says-he-would-support.html

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K&R for our good governor. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #1
Put them all in Murrieta KamaAina Jul 2014 #2
For the love of God, wil people stop calling these children 'illegal'? ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #3
Why? candelista Jul 2014 #5
They're ASYLUM SEEKERS dammit! nt alp227 Jul 2014 #7
What type jamzrockz Jul 2014 #8
Not just poverty - also real oppression like gang violence targeting families. alp227 Jul 2014 #10
Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #13
Of course Nigerians, Syrians, etc. should be granted asylum after they apply and get a day in court. alp227 Jul 2014 #17
In Texas, 90% don't show for scheduled immigration hearings. candelista Jul 2014 #9
Because they were misinformed as to the nature of those hearings alp227 Jul 2014 #11
they are refugees, what is wrong with you? CreekDog Jul 2014 #14
All of them? Or only some? And how have you determined this? candelista Jul 2014 #21
how about giving them the same benefit of the doubt you gave Putin? CreekDog Jul 2014 #24
You may want to learn the difference between 'immigrants' and 'refugees'. LanternWaste Jul 2014 #18
Why don't you explain it to me? candelista Jul 2014 #22
they are REFUGEES ffs frylock Jul 2014 #23
No, they are NOT 'illegal immigrants'! ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #25
*crickets* n/t ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #30
Forget it. The JAQ (just asking questions) session is over for now. And they are *legal* refugees: freshwest Jul 2014 #36
Yup, their families are exploiting an ill conceived law itsrobert Jul 2014 #33
No, we don't ALL 'know what's going on here'. ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #37
We will see. As of now the majority of these kids are not even showing up itsrobert Jul 2014 #38
Let's not conflate distinct issues, shall we? ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #39
So what? candelista Jul 2014 #41
Now that is a cute twist! candelista Jul 2014 #40
Jerry Brown once opposed immigrants coming to CA. former9thward Jul 2014 #4
that was in the '70s, attitudes on immigration have changed in the decades since. alp227 Jul 2014 #6
I think its interesting that Democrats took present day Republican positions former9thward Jul 2014 #12
Ted Kennedy supported the immigrants CreekDog Jul 2014 #15
No, anecdotal stories of one individual do not a party position make. former9thward Jul 2014 #19
Ah, you just proved why your quote about Democrats opposing immigrants was wrong CreekDog Jul 2014 #32
Whatever is a good summary of all of your posts. former9thward Jul 2014 #34
quite the opposite actually CreekDog Jul 2014 #35
the author was the Republican opponent of Loretta Sanchez CreekDog Jul 2014 #16
So are the quotes untrue? former9thward Jul 2014 #20
gosh, Kali Jul 2014 #26
Is it untrue? former9thward Jul 2014 #27
I didn't find the Newsweek source. Kali Jul 2014 #28
No, it doesn't. former9thward Jul 2014 #29
it is interesting that if you search the topic, almost all sources of it are right wing blogs CreekDog Jul 2014 #31
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