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    A deeply divided Moab reopens for business after ICE raid

    By Scott D. Pierce
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    Business reopened in Moab on Monday, although the ICE raid that resulted in nine residents being taken into custody left the community deeply divided.

    The Moab Chamber of Commerce didn’t have any immediate figures about how many restaurants and hotels were affected by the loss of employees who were arrested or who chose to stay home. “But I know there were businesses over the weekend that had to close down, or at least cut back to half menus,” said chamber director Lacey Shumway. “It definitely had an affect on us.”

    Federal agents made the arrests, apparently for violations of immigration law, on Friday afternoon. On Saturday and Sunday, local workers — even those who are in the United States legally — stayed home for fear of additional raids. According to Moab Police Chief Jim Winder, some businesses were operating Monday with reduced staff because of fear that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would return and make more arrests.

    Still, Winder added,“It appears that things are returning to a somewhat normal situation. Businesses are reopening and people are going to work.”

    Rhiana Medina, executive director of the Moab Valley Multicultural Center, agreed that “some people have returned to work. But we’re definitely still pretty busy assisting people."

    “We're not aware of any new arrests since Friday,” she added. “We still just have the nine that we have confirmed. We do know that 11 people were actually arrested that day, but two may have been not from our community.”

    She said her staff is aware of where the nine people from the Moab area are being held, but they’re not releasing locations, which are “temporary and could change at any time.” ICE has not released any information, and did not reply to message left on Monday.

    Medina said the Multicultural Center has been in the middle of what she called a “community-wide conversation.”


    “We've heard a lot of opinions,” she said. “We're getting offers of help, and then people expressing opinions on the other side — that anybody without [legal] status isn't entitled to any kind of support.”

    Social media is replete with strong opinions on both sides, including these on Facebook:

    • “Wow the ridiculousness to feel fear of ICE – REALLY? Advise to Rhiana Medina & other’s in the same boat... Be legal and you will have no fear!"

    • "It is simple, enter legally, stay legally, and you are welcome. Please respect and obey our laws. Please assimilate and learn our language.”

    And on the other side:

    • “These raids are indescribably cruel.... ICE has a license to terrorize and disrupt, and without even basic accountability to local law enforcement.”

    • “These were hard-working folks, supporting their families. Moab is a tourist town, and this ill-considered raid accomplished nothing, except hurt businesses and damage families. ICE is out of control. Shut it down.”

    According to Winder — who has made it clear local police are not involved in immigration enforcement — one local man has been “erroneously identified as being the individual who contacted ICE. And the community is up in arms, kind of blaming this one individual” who is afraid he’s going to be persecuted and assaulted.

    “The irony is that he’s another immigrant — a legal immigrant. And he’s certainly not had anything to do with this," Winder said. "But everybody’s looking for the villain. It’s — ‘Who the hell can we blame now?’”

    Police are trying to get the word out that the reports are false and “de-escalate the situation. It seems really heightened in a small community,” he said.

    “We’re definitely trying squash rumors,” Medina said. “At a time like this, it’s more important than ever to not let hate divide us.”

    She agreed with Winder that Moab is “getting back to normal.” The two planned to meet on Monday to “try and rebuild some line of communication between the immigrant community and local law enforcement,” Winder said. “But we’re still waiting for the next shoe to drop.”

    https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/08/...-divided-moab/
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    Thousands of Puerto Ricans living in hotels PAID BY THE TAXPAYERS...send them there to work and get them off the dole!
    ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM

    DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL

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    They need to look at the Colorado ski areas next...Then the weekend flea markets all over the South..Just sayin..
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    Employ a legal workforce. Every day businesses take a risk at an immigration raid by ICE. Their eyes are open to this fact. The advocates for lawlessness, the open borders, the immigrant and refugee rights groups are always ready to dramatize every raid. The coffers are full, the signs, the protestors, and the media sob stories are ready at a moment's notice.

    More high profile ICE raids are necessary to send messages.
    Matthew 19:26
    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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