New Sanctuary Movement

From Uncovered

Far-left group of religious organizations and others who generally oppose deportations and who are trying to pretend that today's economic refugees are comparable to the past refugees involved in the original Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s. They "will enable congregations to publicly provide hospitality and protection to a limited number of immigrant families whose legal cases clearly reveal the contradictions and moral injustice of our current immigration system while working to support legislation that would change their situation".

Their main legal counsel, Peter Schey, has a series of links to the Mexican government. They've received uncritical coverage from a variety of sources: newsanctuarymovement.org/press.html

"Coordinating Organizations" (newsanctuarymovement.org/organizations.htm):

• Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice-California (CLUE-CA)
• Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ)
• New York Sanctuary Coalition

Staff includes:

• Rev. Carol Been
• Rev. Reginald Swilley of the Maranatha Christian Center
• Catholic Church Fr. Richard Estrada of Our Lady Queen of Angels
• Katie Barge of the Faith in Public Life Resource Center
• Alan Jenkins of The Opportunity Agenda
• Robert Bray of Four Freedoms

"Legal Committee":

• The Mexican-government linked Peter Schey of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
• Brook Kirkland of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law

"National Religious Outreach Committee":

• Rev. Jessica Vazquez, National Religious Outreach Coordinator of Interfaith Worker Justice.