Gordon Quan: What sanctuary policy?
In today's Chronicle, former Councilman Gordon Quan takes exception to the notion that Houston is a "sanctuary" city:
THE characterization of Houston as a "sanctuary city" by Shelley Sekula-Gibbs was wrong. Houston has never — by ordinance, resolution or executive order — forbade its employees from cooperating with federal officials charged with immigration enforcement.
That's rather nit-picky of Quan. No, Houston is not an OFFICIAL sanctuary city. Rather, Houston has an unofficial sanctuary policy, as determined by General Order 500-5, issued by former Police Chief Sam Nuchia in 1992:
Maria Jimenez, a veteran immigrant-rights activist in Houston, told the council the "hands-off" order, which was issued in 1992 by then-Police Chief Sam Nuchia, was necessary because it was a public safety issue.
Right.
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Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/14/06 09:48 AM | Houston Politics | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (11)
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