Thanks, Pat, — as most of us know —Faith provided moral foundation for civil rights through Black churches, clergy from many denominationsand King's Christian nonviolence. Religious leaders connected Vietnam opposition to social justice, though.
Churches served as organizing centers while religious convictions challenged both domestic inequality and foreign war.
I remember it was the faith community who helped provide support and protection for the families of the men arrested during the Postville ICE raid.
Yes, Ralph, absolutely. Father Nils Hernandez was previously in Postville as well, after the Agriprocessors raid. One of my fellow Waterloo Columbus High alums, Sister Carmen Hernandez, worked with La Luz Hispana in Hampton and now heads the Presentation order of nuns in Dubuque.
I was in the Culver admin, as director of the Civil RIghts Commission, when Postville raid and the multi-month fallout occurred. At direction of Culver/Judge, I did what I could to help families and communities that were affected. I remember working with sisters and other clergy--from all over the area-- who were great.
The National Cattle Congress fairgrounds in Waterloo were basically turned into a federal prison camp to hold and adjudicate detainees. A federal courtroom was set up in Electric Park Ballroom and exhibition buildings were used to hold detaineees. The Cattle Congress director at that time would not say one word about what was going on during setup, but it became apparent soon enough when busloads of detainees from Postville arrived at the fairgrounds and picketers set up across the street.
And on behalf of the culver administration, I traveled up there to work with businesses and landlords, who are on the verge of shutting down because of the loss of so many of the population
I was well received by many businesses who always said they hate government
Good reporting, Pat. And it was especially appropriate to cite the Fourth Amendment which is just as relevant today as when it was written two and a half centuries ago.
Did Pastor Hernandez break US law when he originally entered America? No. Should any foreigner? No. Constitutional due process is for American citizens, not international law breakers.
Thanks, Pat, — as most of us know —Faith provided moral foundation for civil rights through Black churches, clergy from many denominationsand King's Christian nonviolence. Religious leaders connected Vietnam opposition to social justice, though.
Churches served as organizing centers while religious convictions challenged both domestic inequality and foreign war.
I remember it was the faith community who helped provide support and protection for the families of the men arrested during the Postville ICE raid.
Yes, Ralph, absolutely. Father Nils Hernandez was previously in Postville as well, after the Agriprocessors raid. One of my fellow Waterloo Columbus High alums, Sister Carmen Hernandez, worked with La Luz Hispana in Hampton and now heads the Presentation order of nuns in Dubuque.
I was in the Culver admin, as director of the Civil RIghts Commission, when Postville raid and the multi-month fallout occurred. At direction of Culver/Judge, I did what I could to help families and communities that were affected. I remember working with sisters and other clergy--from all over the area-- who were great.
The National Cattle Congress fairgrounds in Waterloo were basically turned into a federal prison camp to hold and adjudicate detainees. A federal courtroom was set up in Electric Park Ballroom and exhibition buildings were used to hold detaineees. The Cattle Congress director at that time would not say one word about what was going on during setup, but it became apparent soon enough when busloads of detainees from Postville arrived at the fairgrounds and picketers set up across the street.
And on behalf of the culver administration, I traveled up there to work with businesses and landlords, who are on the verge of shutting down because of the loss of so many of the population
I was well received by many businesses who always said they hate government
Good reporting, Pat. And it was especially appropriate to cite the Fourth Amendment which is just as relevant today as when it was written two and a half centuries ago.
Did Pastor Hernandez break US law when he originally entered America? No. Should any foreigner? No. Constitutional due process is for American citizens, not international law breakers.
Thank you Pat