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Sanctuary City Portland Not Happy That Sessions Called Them Out
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday delivered a speech in Portland, Ore., and railed against its sanctuary city status, which was not received well by political leaders who instituted the policy, and their supporters.
Sanctuary City Portland Not Happy That Sessions Called Them Out
More than 200 protesters gathered outside the speech, delivered at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office to federal law enforcement authorities in the area, according to the Portland Tribune. Among the demonstrators was a local county commissioner, Sharon Meieran, who told the newspaper, “We will do everything we can to protect immigrants and refugees
Oregon Governor Kate Brown said that she requested a meeting with Sessions but was ignored, according to Jefferson Public Radio. Brown, a Democrat, said she disagrees with Trump’s immigration policies and would have spoken out against his action against sanctuary cities.
“Oregon is a state that welcomes and wants to encourage our immigrant and our refuge communities,” Brown said. “We see them as a very important part of Oregon’s cultural and economic fabric, and they’re part of what makes Oregon unique.”
As for his speech, Sessions stressed the importance of state and federal authorities working together to reduce crime rates while urging Portland to reconsider its position as a sanctuary city.
“We must not cave to rising crime. Working together, with professionalism and dedication we can begin to turn this pernicious trend,” Sessions said in his speech. “To get on the right track, there are a number of things we must fix. A key concern is that some jurisdictions have undertaken to undo our immigration laws through so-called ‘sanctuary policies.’
