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THURSDAY, MAY 17-23, 2018 • Page 10
Local faith leaders gathered at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Decatur to celebrate and thank
immigrant mothers and ask lawmakers to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act.
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Faith leaders celebrate immigrant mothers, promote DACA
BY HORACE HOLLOMAN
horace@dekalbchamp.com
Immigrant mother of three
Jessina Rodriguez said she’s
very proud of her sons. One is
an optometrist and the other
two are engineers.
Rodriguez said her sons
are living the American dream
but every day she worries their
dream may be snatched away.
During a demonstration
May 10 at Columbia
Presbyterian Church in
Decatur, mothers and
local faith leaders honored
immigrant mothers and
asked state officials to save the
Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) otherwise
known as the Dreamer’s Act.
“This is for all the mothers
who have children who are
benefactors of DACA. This
is very important to these
children and this community,”
Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez, who has lived
in Georgia for nearly two
decades, said all her sons
benefit from DACA.
“There are a lot of young
ones, including [my] children,
my three sons, who are
positively affected by DACA,”
Rodriguez said. “My sons are
very sad about all that’s going
on and them taking [DACA]
away from the students.”
Faith and community
leaders delivered a large
Mother’s Day card to state
Rep. Karen Handel and urged
her and other lawmakers
to “uphold immigration
policies that protect and unite
immigrant families.”
Rev. Caroline Magee with
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church
in Tucker, said people need to
come together to help their
fellow neighbors.
“Tearing up families
contributes to instability
that ripples through our
communities. Let’s stop doing
that right now. It serves no
purpose other than to do
lasting harm to young people,”
Magee said. “I’m hopeful
that [Karen Handel] can go
to Washington, D.C., and
influence people. We do not rip
families apart in Georgia.”
In 2017, President Donald
Trump defunded DACA. On
April 24, a federal judge ruled
the move by Trump is illegal
because there’s already a law in
place which requires notice-
and-comment procedures and
an opportunity for the public
to weigh in on certain changes.
“Dreamers don’t know
if they’re going to be able to
celebrate any more Mother’s
Days with their moms. Even
family reunification, the core
principle of our immigration
system for the past 50 years, is
under attack. We are here to
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honor these mothers and stand
with them in solidarity,” said
Rev. Tom Haygood.
Haygood, a pastor at
Columbia Presbyterian
Church, said local faith leaders
want lawmakers to stop
detention and deportation
of pregnant mothers, defund
immigration enforcement
efforts that separate moms
from their children, provide
“dreamers” and Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) holders
a path to citizenship and reject
further limits to family-based
sponsorship.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE 2018-2019 PROPOSED BUDGET
FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, GEORGIA
There will be public hearings on the proposed 2018-2019 budget for the City of Decatur at
7:30 p.m. on June 4, 2018 and, at 7:30 p.m. on June 18, 2018 in the City Commission Meeting
Room at City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, Decatur. The proposed budget is summarized
below and is available in its entirety for public inspection at Decatur City Hall and at the Decatur
Library on Sycamore Street. After May 22nd, the budget will be available on the City’s website
atwww.decaturga.com/budget. All citizens are invited to attend the public hearings, to provide
written and oral comments, and ask questions concerning the entire budget.
FY 2018-2019 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
REVENUES
Taxes
20,950,000
Licenses, Permits & Inspections
1,153,550
Penalties, Fines & Forfeitures
1,106,000
Interest Income
2,000
Charges for Current Services
2,089,460
Intergovernmental Revenues
530,780
Miscellaneous Revenue
116,000
Sale of Fixed Assets
10,000
Operating Transfers
(687,550)
Appropriation From (To) Fund Balance
1.481.030
TOTAL REVENUES
$26,751,270
EXPENDITURES
Governmental Control Department
211,480
General Government Department
1,301,340
Community & Economic Development Department
2,648,490
Administrative Services Department
4,675,070
Police Department
6,068,990
Fire & Rescue Department
3,607,330
Public Works Department
3,529,160
Design, Environment & Construction Division
2,147,520
Active Living Division
2.561.890
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$26,751,270
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