Is the sanctuary movement importing MS-13 gangs into US?
By David J. Stoddard
NewsWithViews.com
The infamous Elvira Arellano (probably not her real name) is back on Mexican soil as of this moment. Elvira will likely return with a new name and new documents once LA Raza, MALDEF, LULAC and the liberal churches are through with her. She had become a “poster child” for the “sanctuary movement” and a cause celebre’ for open borders advocates, anarchists and ethnic pimps. She had a U.S. Citizen child, almost certainly at U.S. taxpayer expense and she was being supported by others. Soon the special interests will light their candles deifying another “victim” of our “broken” immigration laws. There is nothing wrong with our immigration laws other than the simple fact that they haven’t been enforced for 20 years or more.
I first became acquainted with the so-called Sanctuary Movement in the early 1980’s. While working in Yuma apprehending truck loads of Salvadorians, I discovered that upon arrest they claimed that they, like Mexicans, came to the USA looking for work.
On several occasions, before the load of Salvadorians were processed and even before they arrived at the Border Patrol Station, people claiming to be lawyers were telephoning and demanding to speak to their “clients.” I don’t remember even one incident in which the “lawyer” could name his client. Not once. But they all knew they were representing some Salvadorian. Then, once they arrived at detention centers and after being exposed to immigration lawyers, the Salvadorians suddenly became refugees fleeing a civil war. There were just a few who had scars and who had obviously suffered torture. Those were quickly identified and put on the path to asylum status, by none other than; you guessed it, Border Patrol Officers. But the overwhelming majority of the Salvadorians and Nicaraguans initially claimed to be either joining family or seeking better paying jobs.
The whole doctrine of “Sanctuary” has been distorted and politicized.
In Biblical times, criminals were punished quickly and severely. Many crimes carried the death penalty by immediate stoning. There arose a mechanism to provide the criminal an avenue to repent and make peace with his God. If he were able to flee to the Temple and lay his hand on the altar, he was given time to do what he had to do with his Maker. Thusly, the Doctrine of Sanctuary was born. As long as the fugitive could keep his hand on the altar, he couldn’t be arrested and punished. This period was brief due to natural needs and that was the end of that. The Doctrine was never used to prevent the criminal from consequences and it was never an excuse for civil disobedience.
One of the founders of present day sanctuary practices was a Presbyterian minister named Fife organized the “Sanctuary Movement” and was joined by other liberal theologians.
They organized what they called the “Underground Railroad” and used it to transport and harbor all Central Americans. Those Central Americans were parceled out presumably all over the USA.
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