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Sanctuary
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longtime policy of staying out
of immigration issues. Mayor
Eric Garcetti has backed that
up but stopped short of calling
LA a sanctuary city because
the term is “ill-defi ned.”
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Ken-
ney restored sanctuary status
when he took offi ce in January
and said last week that the city
would protect its residents.
During
the
campaign,
Trump gave a speech in which
he promised to “end the sanc-
tuary cities” and said those
“that refuse to cooperate with
federal authorities will not re-
ceive taxpayer dollars.”
He blamed such policies for
“so many needless deaths.”
Trump didn’t elaborate on
his plans for cracking down on
the cities.
In a “60 Minutes” interview
broadcast Sunday, he said his
administration’s priority will
be deporting criminals and se-
curing the border.
But signifi cant questions —
and unease — remain about his
approach to sanctuary cities.
There is no legal defi nition
of the term, which is opposed
by some
immi-
gration
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advocates who say it does not
refl ect that people can still be
deported.
It generally refers to juris-
dictions that don’t cooperate
with U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement.
That can mean, for example,
that they don’t notify immigra-
“
‘The last thing I want is for us to
start turning on our neighbors’
tion offi cials when an undocu-
mented immigrant is about to
be released from custody.
Some cities, like San Fran-
cisco, have long declared
themselves safe havens for im-
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cards to allow them to access
government or other services.
The term has also been used
to refer to cities that bar their
employees, including police,
from inquiring about a per-
son’s immigration status be-
cause crime victims and wit-
nesses might be less likely to
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talk to investigators if they are
worried about being deported.
Because states and cities
can’t be required to enforce
federal law — and there’s no
U.S. requirement that police
ask about a person’s immigra-
tion status — it’s likely that any
Trump eff ort to crack down on
sanctuary cities would focus
on those that refuse to comply
with ICE requests, said Roy
Beck, chief executive of Num-
bersUSA, which wants to see
immigration levels reduced.
It’s also unclear what money
Trump might pull.
For Congress to impose
conditions on federal money
heading to the states, the con-
ditions must be related to the
funding’s purpose, the U.S. Su-
preme Court has said.
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OBITUARY: Lydia Ruth Roy 1936-2016
Our Families dedicated
Lydia Ruth was born on
Lydia Roy Courts located
March 23, 1936 in Rusk,
at 3954 N. Haight and 705
Texas to the parents of Rob-
N. Fremont St. Lydia was
ert and Lavada Williams.
nominated for the renam-
Lydia was named aft er her
ing of these housing units
maternal
grandmother.
The Williams’ family later
for her life-long achieve-
moved to Tyler, TX where
ments in educating youth
Lydia completed elemen-
and for service to the com-
tary school and graduated
munity. Lydia was a past
from Emmett J. Scott High
member of the Rho Chap-
Lydia Ruth Roy
School in 1954. Lydia was
ter, Oregon Alpha Delta
deeply grounded in her
Kappa, International Hon-
faith in God and joined the St. James orary Sorority for Women Educators.
CME Church at an early age. She stud- She was a Golden Life member of Delta
ied visual arts at the University of Tex- Sigma Theta, Incorporated. In addition
to serving on various organizational
as and Texas College.
In 1960, she married Linzy Roy, Jr., committees, Lydia assumed leadership
moved to Oklahoma City and later re- positions over the years in The Port-
located to Portland, OR in 1965. Though land Chapter of The Links, Incorpo-
Lydia had no children of her own, she rated as the Chair of National Trends
deeply loved her step-son, Michael. & Services, The Arts, International
Upon her arrival in Portland in the late Trends & Services Committees and the
sixties, Lydia joined the First Methodist Archivist/Historian. Her volunteerism
Church. She worked at Emanuel Hospi- routinely involved using her talents in
tal as a nurse’s aide for several years designing decorations for organiza-
before being hired by Portland Public tions’ events.
Schools (PPS) as a teacher’s assistant at
Lydia is survived by her husband,
Humboldt School. Aft er completing her Linzy; sister, Myrna Yvonne Williams;
BA Degree in Elementary Education, sister, Linda Harris (Robert Nicker-
Lydia taught third grade at Eliot School son); step-son, Michael Roy (Sharon) of
(four of those years she was also a Ca- Texas; nephew Nathan Jay Nickerson
reer Education Coordinator). While (Chere’); nephew Darryl Nickerson;
working as a Title I reading teacher at cousin, Harovel Grays Wheat (Danny)
Boise-Eliot School she earned her MA of Texas; granddaughter (Carmen) and
Degree from Oregon State University. grandson (Steven); grandniece (Nia)
Lydia retired from PPS aft er 27 years of and grandnephews (Jaylen & Noah);
cousins and a host of extended family
service.
In 1992, Lydia received a Women of and friends. We all have joyous memo-
Excellence Award from Delta Sigma ries of the years Lydia shared our lives
Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Portland and we will miss the essence of who
Alumnae Chapter. In 1998, Housing she was.