Results 1 to 5 of 5
Like Tree2Likes

Thread: Saying ‘no’ to undocumented kids lands town in hot water - target of a racial discri

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

  1. #1
    Senior Member AirborneSapper7's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    South West Florida (Behind friendly lines but still in Occupied Territory)
    Posts
    117,696

    Saying ‘no’ to undocumented kids lands town in hot water - target of a racial discri

    Human Events

    Are they just grasping to create controversy?



    Saying ‘no’ to undocumented kids lands town in hot water | Human Events
    One small Virginia town is the target of a racial discrimination complaint.
    humanevents.com

    Saying ‘no’ to undocumented kids lands town in hot water


    By: Kathryn Watson
    9/30/2014 09:40 AM

    Word broke this summer the federal government — at the original suggestion of Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel and Secretary of Education Anne Holton — was pursuing a contract with the closed St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville to house what could be hundreds of immigrants.
    Locals made it clear they had serious concerns, and about 1,000 people showed up at a June 19 town hall meeting in the Southern Virginia town of 1,300 to protest.
    The federal government consequently backed down and looked elsewhere to house the teens and younger children.
    Now, the private St. Paul’s College — which would have received a much-needed $160,000 a month to house the youth — and the fair-housing group Home Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, are filing a housing discrimination complaintwith the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development against the town of Lawrenceville, surrounding Brunswick County and Brunswick County’s elected Sheriff Brian Roberts.
    HOME and St. Paul’s College allege the county, town and sheriff “orchestrated and implemented a plan to block the deal,” the complaint obtained by Watchdog.org reads. “Purported concerns by these individuals are grounded in false stereotypes about Latinos and reflect discrimination based on race, color, and/or national origin.”
    The complaint argues that anyone in the country — not just legal residents — is protected by law.
    An official vote from local elected officials wasn’t taken, but Helen O’Beirne Hardiman, director of fair housing for HOME, said their vocal influence prevented children from being housed and is legally sufficient for the complaint.
    “It is a little different from other fair housing cases against localities where you do have an official vote or a city council has passed an ordinance,” Hardiman told Watchdog.org. “… The officials really organized the backlash and they provided this platform for townspeople to voice their opposition. And, ultimately, I think that the officials are really responsible for the deal being squashed.”
    But Brunswick County Sheriff Brian Roberts, who is named in the complaint because he investigated residents’ concerns and opposes the housing plan, said the complaint has “zero merit.”
    “I think it’s a desperation on the (part) of (St. Paul’s College President) Pete Stith just grasping for anything to create controversy,” he said.
    Stith didn’t return requests for comment Monday but issued a joint news release with HOME.
    “Because of this decision, St. Paul’s has been severely injured,” he said in the release. “The school would have received $160,000 a month in rent from the federal government. This project would have given St. Paul’s College the much-needed funding to complete necessary improvements to the campus and repay creditors.”
    St. Paul’s campus, which closed to students last year, is in debt and for sale.
    But Roberts said his job is to “serve and protect” the people of Brunswick County. After spending six days this summer investigating possible safety concerns that could come with housing undocumented children, Roberts, like many others in Lawrenceville, opposed the plan.
    “Everybody has a constitutional right to have an opinion and express a position,” Roberts said.
    He was concerned about safety, not race.
    “Race never came up until this complaint,” Roberts said.
    Roberts said the St. Paul’s situation was thrown on the people without their input or consent.
    “That whole fiasco was really the federal government and just pure mishandling,” Roberts said. “Lack of communication, lack of transparency, lack of consistency. Everything was a train wreck.”
    Roberts, who was first elected sheriff in 2007, said this is new territory for him.
    “Obviously, I’ve never been sued or had any complaints like this filed against me, so I’m a little baffled,” he said. “I’ve sought legal counsel.”
    As of Monday, the County of Brunswick, the town of Lawrenceville and Roberts are still awaiting papers from the feds.
    “Our position at this time is, candidly, we’ve heard about it but we … have not been served any documents at the time,” Lawrenceville Mayor William H. Herrington told Watchdog.org.
    Watchdog.org also reached out to Democratic state Sen. Louise Lucas and Republican U.S. Congressman Robert Hurt for comment, but we didn’t hear back.
    The town rejected the plan, but that doesn’t necessarily complete the debate, Hardiman said.
    “We would love, if it’s not too late, for HHS to reconsider the deal with St. Paul’s to house the children there,” Hardiman said. “The children at St. Paul’s have certainly been dramatically injured, and we would like to prevent further injury, if possible.”
    This case serves as a lesson for other localities, too, she said.
    “We want municipalities to know that they can’t step in and block housing opportunities for people based on their race color and national origin.”


    http://humanevents.com/2014/09/30/sa...paign=heupdate
    Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)

  2. #2
    Super Moderator Newmexican's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Heart of Dixie
    Posts
    36,012
    Hispanic is not a race, it is an ethnicity. This is just legal mumbo jumbo.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Posts
    1,201
    This quote from the post below: “This case serves as a lesson for other localities, too, she said. ‘We want municipalities to know that they can’t step in and block housing opportunities for people based on their race color and national origin.’” Translation: If you oppose the federal lGestapo we will make your life hell. We are going to shove illegal aliens down your throat and don’t you dare protest against it.

    What about sanctuary cities and even entire sanctuary states? They get to give the middlefinger to federal laws with no consequences. But those who want to protect national sovereignty are going to be dragged through a legal hell.

    No illegal aliens in your local schools! Let the federal Gestapo come and try to imprison millions of American patriots.

    ONLY THE BRAVE ARE FREE! STAND UP PATRIOTS!
    Last edited by csarbww; 10-01-2014 at 02:38 PM.

  4. #4
    Senior Member vistalad's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    NorCal
    Posts
    3,036
    Our own foster children typically term out of benefits at age 18. If we want to provide housing for children, I suggest that we start with our own.

    The rich in Mexico have been dumping their poor on us for decades. Now 'Bamacrats want to let the rich in Central America do the same thing. In Mexico the remittances that emigrants send back keep the rich folks taxes low. Now the Central American rich get to play the same game.
    ********************************
    Americans first in this magnificent country

    American jobs for American workers

    Fair trade, not free trade

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Posts
    3,185
    Does the town have zoning laws? If so, I would think that the zoning would be of a different designation, the city council would have to authorize the change. The school owner was changing his business methods. No evidence that anyone requested a zoning change, owner or feds. I would think that the feds are only ones here with any liability, if anyone has any. Sounds to me like maybe the feds tendered an offer under false pretenses.

Similar Threads

  1. Climate Change Hysteria Falters. Water Is The New Target
    By AirborneSapper7 in forum Other Topics News and Issues
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-04-2010, 09:25 AM
  2. WI-JOB, sheriff target racial profiling
    By FedUpinFarmersBranch in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 04-28-2010, 11:26 PM
  3. Ca- Feds target surge in water-borne smuggling
    By FedUpinFarmersBranch in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-09-2008, 04:39 PM
  4. Tennessee town has run out of water
    By AirborneSapper7 in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 11-02-2007, 05:58 AM
  5. Credit card lands bank in hot water
    By NoIllegalsAllowed in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 03-06-2007, 08:02 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •