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Hundreds urge Sonoma County supervisors to adopt sanctuary protections; board forms ad hoc working group
Summary
A long public comment period urged the Board to adopt an enforceable county sanctuary ordinance or other protections for immigrants. Chair Hopkins and Vice Chair Hermosillo committed to weekly meetings with organizers and formed an ad hoc group to draft substantive recommendations.
Hundreds of residents, workers and faith and labor leaders told the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 12 that the county should enact a sanctuary ordinance or other enforceable protections for immigrants and refugees.
Speakers described personal encounters with ICE, fears among children and patients, and the economic reliance of the county’s agriculture and hospitality sectors on immigrant labor. “Please, vote bring this to a vote and vote for the sanctuary ordinance,” said Angelo Spear, a Rohnert Park resident and…
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