Thread: ALN-Help to immigrants in the desert

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Support to Samaritan that they help to immigrants in the desert
18/11/2005 12:42
Antiguedad: 5 days


Category: Immigration

Religious leaders of the south of Arizona united their voices to express their support to the Samaritan ones that they cross the desert aiding to the undocumented immigrants who find to their step.






More than 27 you lead and 50 religious institutions today gave to their support to the campaign "the humanitarian attendance is not a crime" initiated by the group "Not more Deaths".

The campaign must like objective press the federal Government so that it retires federal positions against two members of the group that were arrested when they transported three undocumented immigrants.

Under the new policy of the federal Government, all that person who is surprised aiding or transporting an undocumented immigrant could face federal positions.

The facts happened in July, when Daniel Strauss and Shanti Sellz were stopped by agents of the Border Patrol near the population of Arivaca at moments that transported the immigrants.

Of being found guilty, the volunteers could face up to 15 years of prison.

"the humanitarian aid never must of being penalized. We cannot remain of crossed arms while human beings are dying closely together of our homes ", said Rabbi Sam Cohon, during a press conference today in Tucson.

The religious leader remembered all the presents that the Bible, guides spiritual of multiple religions in the world, is full of histories of prophets who at their moment also were immigrants.

OH, SPARE ME.