Casa Alba in Green Bay, 2018. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Hispanic resource center is asking the community to respect immigrants as the Trump administration puts a new focus on enforcement of immigration laws.
Amanda Garcia, executive director of Casa ALBA Melanie, released a statement Friday “(i)n place of in person interviews or recorded interviews.”
The full statement reads:
As a community resource center, our mission remains the same, we will continue to uplift our Hispanic/Latino community, encourage their well-being, respond to community needs as best we can and help our families gain the tools necessary to advocate for themselves. We do not ask about immigration status for anyone who walks into our center or receives our services. As a nonpartisan nonprofit, our role lies in education, information and resource sharing from reliable sources and we are grateful for our committed network of supporters who ensure we continue to provide services at little to no cost to our families.
I firmly believe all immigrant families are an asset to Brown County and deserve to feel safe, respected and valued in their places of work, in our schools, in our churches and in public places. I denounce any rhetoric aiming to dehumanize immigrant families and their contributions as well as violence towards immigrant families of any kind. We will continue to follow the policies of the new administration and continue to inform community members so they can make the best decisions for themselves and their loved ones.
I ask the residents of Brown County to do their part in making all families feel welcomed in our area regardless of immigration status, country of origin, language preference and any other personal identities.
The statement came a day after homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said on FOX News Channel that the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would soon be prepared to house migrants who had been deported from the U.S.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested as many as 30,000 criminal migrants may be sent to the complex. He said the decision is due to a lack of confidence in other countries’ ability to detain these individuals.
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