Chattanooga Agencies Ask for Help to Fight Affects of Pilgrim's Pride Immigration Raid (BARF ALERT

Chattanooga Times Free Press ^ | June 2, 2008 | Renee LaSalle

[Tennessee Nana]

The fallout from April's Immigration Raid continues in Chattanooga's immigrant community.

Local Social Service Agencies, already stretched to the max, have combined forces to help those affected.

Still, the need is great...

April 16th in Chattanooga hundreds of lives were disrupted in an immigration raid at Pilgrim's Pride Poultry Plant.

More than 100 accused illegal immigrants were arrested, leaving families without an income and children without caregivers.

Local social service agencies stepped in for assistance.

Rev. Mike Feely, Executive Director of the St. Andrew's Center says, "The reality is, like a lot of other situations, whether it's a flood or something else, two months later people are still in need."

Several of those agencies now make up the Hispanic Displacement Relief Coalition, including leaders from La Paz de Dios; the Holston Methodist Federal Credit Union; the St. Andrew's Center; Episcopal Metropolitan Ministry; Hamilton County Baptist Association; the Salvation Army; the Chattanooga Catholic Deanery Hispanic Ministry; the Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults; and Catholic Charities.

Kimberly George, Director of Marketing and Development for the Chattanooga Salvation Army says, "We've just kinda come together for better communication, so that we don't duplicate services and so that we can assist one another and we can stretch the funds further."

HDRC agencies provided more than $30,000 emergency assistance after that immigration raid.

Continued immigration activity adds to the problem.

Feely says, "Its not just these families, but these families all have brothers and sisters and other family groups with them. So the ripple affect it's a huge affect on the whole community."

Court hearings for those arrested are not expected until July or August.

Advocates say many have been released, but are not allowed to work.

That leaves household with little to no income, and a problem that isn't going away soon.

George says, "Gas prices are going up, food is going up and so we know that people's income is being stretched a little bit more."

Agencies in the HDRC ask the public to reach a little further to help cover the cost.

After huge initial support, they say donations have continued...but more help is still needed.

Feely says, "We've not found an exhaustion of people being interested in what's going on. But, and I think it's typical of our society, there's always the next story."

The HDRC agencies plan a town hall meeting to address concerns and look for solutions.

They say their mission is not political, but purely humanitarian.

Financial contributions may be made to La Paz de Dios or to Episcopal Metropolitan Ministry.

[realdifferent1]

Did you check under the sofa cushion?

[bcsco]

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[bert]

......the Salvation Army.....

Freepers are going to love that..... The one acceptable NPO is an alien coddler

[Travis McGee]

Great post at 19!

[VOA]

Anybody know if there are "I.C.E." goods out there for sale on line.

I'd love one too.
But one probably should be careful to not get arrested under the
charge of "impersonating a law enforcement officer".

Sadly, odds are much greater that a law-abiding US citizen would
get in trouble for "impersonation"...
than a crimalien getting busted for invading the USA.
And breaking Gawd-Only-Knows how many laws.

[VOA]

Although I’ve never done any fact-checking...
A friend said that the late Cap (Casper) Weinberger theorized that
eventually “there will be blood” over the invasion of the USA by Mexico
and points south.

If anything, our mis-guided politicians should see the anti-ILLEGAL
immigration movement as a pacifistic movement...hoping to head off
some sort of actual shooting war over the penetration of our southern borders
(and other borders as well).

[Tennessee Nana]

Yes, the Salvation Army...

An older lady friend of mine told me a few weeks ago that her husband had heard that on the TV and got mad about it...

She said that he told her not to give money etc to the SA any more...

They are well off and had supported the SA for many years...

[gubamyster]

ping

[Liz]

Excellent point-—keep in mind there is an all-out war being waged by Mexican/Columbian drug cartels along the NMexico border—thousands of people have been killed as these scumbags fight for turf.

The cartels know there is BIG money to be made as Mexican trucks start hauling across the border-—and they know they can load drugs in the backs of the trucks along with illegals (drug runners) without fear-—b/c Bush authorized this atrocity.

[LonePalm]

Why aren't the social service and medical people assisting in arresting and deporting the families of the illegal workers? They should not be worrying about how to help these people except to help get them out of our country.

These public servants work for US first and foremost, not the illegals.

If you come here legally, welcome. If you come here illegally, get out.

The illegals need to be harassed every day, in every way, by every one until the pain of staying here is too much and they leave.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Paige]

Attention ILLEGALS and those who AID the ILLEGALS...ICE has just begun- Homeland Security has given all of you a chance to abide by the laws of the land.

Thus, IF You’re caught then suffer the consequences of breaking the laws.

Illegals - GET LEGAL - Come here like all other LEGAL IMMIGRANTS have come to America.. LEGALLY.

This is only the beginning - Companies-Businesses have “NO” excuses. Homeland Security and other government agencies have given all of you a chance to clean up your act.

Let the Law ENFORCEMENT continue...

[wardaddy]

Chattanooga paper used to be fairly conservative.

[Tennessee Nana]

For 3 years now they have not given the “other” side of the story for the May Day “marches”

I called them about the marches in 2006, 2007, and again this year, 2008...

They didnt think they should put any other opinions in their articles...

They will put another side for other illegal alien topics but they wont touch the “marches”

Perla called me last Thursday about this article and asked me to comment...

At least she put something..

I’ve been watching for it..

Well here it is..

[raybbr]

Feely says, "Its not just these families, but these families all have brothers and sisters and other family groups with them. So the ripple affect it's a huge affect on the whole community."

Like cockroaches. There's never just one.

[Guenevere]

I was born & grew up in Chattanooga...

There use to be two newspapers...

The Chattanooga Free Press and the Chattanooga Times....(they merged in 1998)

If memory serves, the Free Press was more conservative....that's the one we took.

[sheana]

Salvation Army just got my last donation.
My charities list just keeps getting smaller.