San Antonio Mayor Vows Help For Smuggled Migrants

By Dave Goldiner July 24, 2017

San Antonio’s liberal mayor said the city would show compassion to dozens of migrants discovered in a stifling hot truck after 10 people were found dead.

“San Antonio will not turn its back on any man, woman or child in need,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a statement responding to the truck deaths.

Nirenberg, who has Jewish roots on his father’s side, has defended the policy of not inquiring about the immigration status of people who come into contact with city officials or police.

San Antonio was among several cities in Texas that filed a federal lawsuit last month to block a state law, set to take effect in September, that would force them to cooperate closely with immigration agents.

Nirenberg was elected in June to lead the third-biggest city in the Lone Star State.—With Reuters

Dave Goldiner is the Forward’s director of digital media. Dave is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades working at newspapers in the United States and Africa. A native New Yorker, Goldiner wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered some of the biggest stories of our time, including the attacks of September 11, along with thousands of stories of hope and heartbreak. He also studied and worked in Southern Africa and has written for publications in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He holds masters degrees in journalism and public administration from Columbia University. Dave can be reached at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner

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