Mayor Reinert’s statement on ICE raid in Duluth

Edit to update: they were here legally and have already been released. Just some guys with brown skin putting in an honest days work. It was just blatant racism going on on in his city. Does he have an opinion about that? Who is next as a target?

"We have multiple levels of government in the United States, and each is charged with different responsibilities,” Mayor Roger J. Reinert said. “At the local level, our city staff continue to be focused on core city services: streets, utilities, and public safety. Local government is not responsible for immigration enforcement.”

That's it. Nothing about the fact that humans from our community were hauled out of their job (a hard job at that - roofing in February) and sent off to god knows where. Guantanamo maybe. For reference, other mayor's have actually taken a stand when it happens in their city. The Chicago mayor made statements about how this is Trump trying to instill fear in the immigrant community and committed to standing up for anyone working hard trying to make a living. The Rochester, MN mayor said her heart was heavy when they had workers arrested and a restaurant had to close down because of it (and the individuals had no criminal record.)

So apart from stating the obvious, this statement says nothing. And by nothing I mean everything. This guy is not a Democrat. He is pandering to the conservative voters who helped push him over the top to get elected. He isn't going to stand for anything under Trump rule.