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| New protests in the city of Murrieta, California, for undocumented children. |
Anti-immigrant groups continue in Murrieta
Groups in defense of immigrants held on Wednesday in different cities of California vigils in support of Central American children arrived in the United States, while in Murrieta protests continue to block the entry of buses older immigrants.
With the slogan "protect undocumented children", dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday night in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose, where they demanded the Obama Administration that the Central American children detained at the border can apply for status refugees.
However, in Murrieta, anti-immigration groups maintain their protests after a week and challenges and responded with shouts of "return home" to people who demonstrated peacefully outside City Hall facilities and border patrol.
Robin Hvidston, spokesman for the group "We the People" said that samples of rejection of immigrants have been a success and has inspired like-minded people across the country.
"We are called and said they want to join, and even travel here in future protests, and are recruiting," said the woman, who commanded an anti-immigrant group stood in front of the premises of the Border Patrol Murrieta, where a watch was made.
Fear and concern invade a Honduran mother whose daughter could be deported soon.
However, activists in defense of immigrants in Murrieta also expressed outrage "by the rejection that is generating this crisis of migrant children, from the White House to residents of some cities are discriminating against these children," according to Angela Sambrano spokesman collective defender undocumented.
On July 1 Minuteman Class members blocked the three buses bringing undocumented immigrants Detention Center in Murrieta Border Patrol, in an unprecedented protest which forced local authorities to practice several arrests.
Cities and against the transfer of children to California
Another stumbling block for activists of Republican lawmakers are undocumented. Assemblywoman Wednesday by Murrieta Melissa Melendez sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown asking him to intervene with the federal government not to make transfers of immigrants to this area of California.
Melendez also expressed concern about the time the Murrieta Police and Border Patrol agents have had to spend dealing with demonstrations and neglecting other priorities, such as combating drug smuggling.
Meanwhile the gradual backing of legislators and heads of council has given further impetus to the activists who are desperately seeking an executive to protect minors deportation action.
The president met with the governor of Texas to address the humanitarian crisis in migrant children.
One of the first to open the gates of the city of Los Angeles to migrant children was the mayor Eric Garcetti, who told the media that children who have parents can come here confident that they will be supported and given every possible help.
But welcome not only comes from the Hispanic legislators. Councilman Curren Price, who represents one of the sectors with the highest concentration of immigrants and African Americans in the city, make sure you have "moved" personally the recent increase in the Central unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.
"I think it's important to remember that these are children and should be taking a serious look at how we address their refugee status look," Price explained to EFE.
San Diego takes his own vigil for immigrants
Also in San Diego dozens of people Wednesday night showed their support for Central American immigrants in another vigil outside the premises of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Diego.
While conducting peaceful demonstration, a Salvadoran seven year old girl was freed from those same offices with her mother, and both were received by the Border Angels organization.
Fatima and her mother Anne were part of the first shipment of immigrants who arrived in San Diego last week, and in the coming hours will meet with relatives in the country.
Anna Castro, spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in San Diego, said the organization is making sure that immigrants who arrive have shelter and basic services, including legal protection.
This Thursday will reach the fourth flight from San Diego to Central American immigrants, but federal authorities have been silent on fate again that will be transferred.
The secrecy of Border Patrol responds to a series of protests against these arrivals, mainly against the Murrieta station, where demonstrations have not allowed the entry of immigrants to be processed.
