Post by Origanalist on Jul 13, 2014 6:36:16 GMT -8
JULY 11, 2014 BY SARAH BURGE
Protesters block the path of three buses carrying migrant families from Central America as they attempt to enter the Murrieta U.S. Border Patrol station for processing on July 1. DAVID BAUMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
As Murrieta Mayor Alan Long watched a pro-migrant demonstration outside City Hall on Wednesday night, he had an adviser at his side – a crisis management adviser.
Xavier Hermosillo said he has been assisting Long with a busy schedule of media interviews.
It’s no mystery why Hermosillo’s services are needed.
Since angry anti-illegal immigration protesters at the Murrieta U.S. Border Patrol Station turned away a convoy of buses carrying migrants flown in from Texas July 1, the city in general and the mayor, in particular, have been criticized in the national – even international – media. Some have accused Long of encouraging protesters to thwart the buses.
Immigration activists at Wednesday night’s demonstration, too, blamed city officials for failing to make way for the convoy.
Though Border Patrol officials announced this week that they had halted flights of migrants from Texas, on Friday a handful of illegal immigration critics were still camped out in front of the Border Patrol station.
Assistant City Manager Kim Summers said in an email that Hermosillo contacted the city to offer help reaching out to the Spanish-speaking media, offering his services at a “deeply discounted rate.”
“He has much more experience in that arena than we do,” Summers wrote. “It was important that we get the message out to the Spanish-speaking public that our job is to keep the peace and that the vast majority of protesters are not our citizens but activists from all over.”
continued at...blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/07/11/murrieta-city-hires-a-crisis-management-adviser/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Protesters block the path of three buses carrying migrant families from Central America as they attempt to enter the Murrieta U.S. Border Patrol station for processing on July 1. DAVID BAUMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
As Murrieta Mayor Alan Long watched a pro-migrant demonstration outside City Hall on Wednesday night, he had an adviser at his side – a crisis management adviser.
Xavier Hermosillo said he has been assisting Long with a busy schedule of media interviews.
It’s no mystery why Hermosillo’s services are needed.
Since angry anti-illegal immigration protesters at the Murrieta U.S. Border Patrol Station turned away a convoy of buses carrying migrants flown in from Texas July 1, the city in general and the mayor, in particular, have been criticized in the national – even international – media. Some have accused Long of encouraging protesters to thwart the buses.
Immigration activists at Wednesday night’s demonstration, too, blamed city officials for failing to make way for the convoy.
Though Border Patrol officials announced this week that they had halted flights of migrants from Texas, on Friday a handful of illegal immigration critics were still camped out in front of the Border Patrol station.
Assistant City Manager Kim Summers said in an email that Hermosillo contacted the city to offer help reaching out to the Spanish-speaking media, offering his services at a “deeply discounted rate.”
“He has much more experience in that arena than we do,” Summers wrote. “It was important that we get the message out to the Spanish-speaking public that our job is to keep the peace and that the vast majority of protesters are not our citizens but activists from all over.”
continued at...blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/07/11/murrieta-city-hires-a-crisis-management-adviser/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter