It’s always interesting that Democrats want to give U.S. Rights (and money, housing, education, welfare, etc) to every single person who overstays their visa or crosses our borders illegally, but wants to shut down the actual rights of U.S. citizens
Flyers ‘meant to intimidate immigrants’ posted in Queens
The message stopped Jimmy Van Bramer dead in his tracks.
The New York City councilman says he was jogging around his Sunnyside, Queens, neighborhood last Sunday when he came upon a flyer urging American citizens to report undocumented immigrants to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“It sent chills through my body because it was ominous, it was dark and it was meant to intimidate immigrants,” Van Bramer said in an interview with CNN.
The flyer reads: “A notice to all citizens of the United States of America: It is your civic duty to report any and all illegal aliens to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They have broken the law.” At the bottom, it lists a contact number for ICE.
The councilman, who represents the district, says he immediately took action. In a video posted to social media, he is seen tearing down the poster which had been glued to an electrical box. Since then, several more have popped up at nearby locations.
He says the flyers have provoked fear and outrage in Queens, a richly diverse borough where nearly half of the population is foreign-born.
“What this is trying to do is turn citizens into vigilantes, encouraging them to report people to ICE without knowing whether they are documented or not,” Van Bramer said. “This is a borough of immigrants, a neighborhood of immigrants and I don’t want any of them, even those that are undocumented, to be afraid to walk through these streets.”
So, he sees the signs, and decides that he’s going to support those who are unlawfully present in the U.S., people who are violating our laws and sovereignty, by tearing the signs down, rescinding the 1st Amendment Rights (free speech, protest peaceably, petition for redress of grievance)Â of citizens. He’s also advising others to tear them down. He further goes on to blame Vanguard America without proof
“Though we don’t know who posted these particular signs, let’s be clear. This is a racist white supremacist organization that has proudly claimed credit for creating this flyer,” said Van Bramer who warned that those responsible could be subject to hefty fines. It is illegal in New York to post ads on city property.
Of course, it’s not an ad. It’s free speech. When will Van Bramer go after these “ads”
There’s no room for white supremacist flyers in our neighborhoods!
This week, we are putting up flyers standing in support of immigrants, refugees, people of all faiths, TGNCIQ communities, Black, Indigenous & people of color. We won’t allow hate to enter QNS! #ImmigrantsWelcome pic.twitter.com/Mz0pFjo23B
— Make the Road NY ???? (@MaketheRoadNY) October 10, 2018
The Instagram post of him tearing the flyer down is here.
