My buddy Douglas Gibbs has this, "Murrieta Town Hall Meeting Tonight: Illegal Immigration."
And seen on Twitter just now:
#Murrieta #Immigration: Crowd erupts in applause as Cnty Supervisor demands fed gov "immediately secure our borders"
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 3, 2014
#Murrieta #Immigration: Standing ovation, chants of "USA" about buses turned back by protestors. pic.twitter.com/8H54UHsMB5
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 3, 2014
#Murrieta #Immigration: (2 of 2) Hundreds wait outside to enter already packed Town Hall. pic.twitter.com/olJw5Ntr7u
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 3, 2014
#Murrieta #Immigration: (1 of 2) View from inside Town Hall... pic.twitter.com/IsIeaFoLx1
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 3, 2014
Flyers being passed out warning people about communicable diseases from immigrants in Murrieta. pic.twitter.com/OWSYyzzfEx
— Saul Gonzalez (@SaulKCRW) July 3, 2014
Crowd outside Murrieta town hall testy, a lot of verbally sparring. I've heard quite a few Latino slurs. pic.twitter.com/lNvljdz7e3
— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) July 3, 2014
More:
Andrea Tokunaga of Murrieta holding signs in front of auditorium. "We can do whatever we need to do lovingly." pic.twitter.com/9PCMjNbHSR
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Murrieta T-shirt wearing man gets heart round of applause from people in line. pic.twitter.com/chvNuXy2Eq
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Mayor Long says there is still long line of people trying to get in. Comment greeted by raucous applause. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
"Change needs to occur at the federal level in many ways." -- Murrieta Mayor Alan Long, talking about immigration crisis
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Supervisor Jeff Stone blasts federal government for "exploiting" traumatized women and children. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Huge response to Stone's call for secure borders. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Crowd jeers FEMA, which was supposed to test immigrants. Cheers protesters who turned back buses. Standing ovation. "USA! USA!"
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Lack of political will to protect our borders, Stone says. Crowd stands for second ovation as the Supervisor wraps speech. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Gibbs said facility here not designed for large-scale processing. "That is not humanitarian. That is not what SW Riverside County is about."
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Gibbs compared facility to a jail. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Dr. Cameron Kaiser of county health addresses possibility of diseases spreading from immigrant transfer. "Clearly the risk is not zero."
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Chief Patrol Agent Paul Beeson addressing situation in South Texas. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Chief Patrol Agent Paul Beeson addressing situation in South Texas. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
1,200 arrests in day in Rio Grande Valley, 77 percent not from Mexico. #TownHall
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Beeson taking responsibility for decision to send immigrants to Murrieta. Hearing it from audience members. "Send them back!"
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Dave Jennings of LA Border Patrol office says there in no capacity to detain a family unit. Says role is to help them get to a destination.
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Small group of people applaud that policy. "They're going to go to a proceeding with a judge ... " Groan from audience
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Two of the four immigrants hospitalized had scabies. Two had fevers.
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
Speaker asks about costs to city. Mayor Long says spending on this issue will be tracked. Plans to send "big fat bill" to D.C.
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014