Lake Worth IS a Sanctuary City

There are some who continue to deny that Lake Worth, Florida is a Sanctuary City. They even write about it, so wrapped up in their city propaganda box.

There is no specific legal definition of sanctuary city, but it generally refers to places where local law enforcement officers aren’t required to alert federal authorities to residents who may be in the country illegally. True, Lake Worth has no formal, written policy stating that we are, but we know that the PBSO will not pick up illegal aliens and hand them over to ICE, border Security or any government agency.

We managed to get on this list when we had the Lake Worth Resource Center or Mentoring Center (labor center) located at our Shuffleboard Courts. The Center helped illegals to find day labor, signed up people and helped them get Green Cards and helped them with their paperwork to eventually get citizenship.

City Manager Michael Bornstein replied to my e-mail on this subject back in July. My district commissioner who used to be all for border control did not bother to respond--

From: Michael Bornstein [mailto:mbornstein@LakeWorth.org]
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 11:19 AM
To: 'lynn113@comcast.net'; Scott Maxwell
Subject: RE: sanctuary city status

Lynn,

We have not be able to find any legislative action designating us as a ‘Sanctuary City’ therefore I assert the answer is no.  I believe we were included in a list compiled by web sites back in the early 2000’s possibly based on the employment center? 

M

The blogger from College Park likes to blame Jennings, Golden and Mulvehill (I believe this myth started with a false report by Pat Parrish of the Lake Worth Herald at the time) when in fact it was Jennings, Golden and Jeff Clemens who voted on the Mentoring Center that opened in November 2008 before Mulvehill and Varela were elected.  Also on the commission at that time were Retha Lowe and Dave Vespo.  They agreed with the concept of a labor hall for illegals but did not want it at the Shuffleboard Court. Jennings was out by the time former city manager Susan Stanton closed the Mentoring Center and Mulvehill and Golden were votes to end it.

I've told the city how to get off of this list but they ignore it choosing to believe that they're not a Sanctuary City because there was never any resolution to that affect.  Tell it to every illegal who migrates here and all of those who have spread the word south of our border.  Tell it to Ric Bradshaw. To see all of the cities, click here.

Florida

• Broward Co., FL               (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report)       
• DeLeon Springs, FL
• Deltona, FL
• Herando Co.                     (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report)                       
• Hillsborough Co., FL          (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report)
• Jupiter, FL                          (Added 4-13-09. Previously on watch list.)
• Lake Worth, FL                  (Added 4-13-09.)
• Miami, FL
• Miami-Dade Co., FL           (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report)
• Palm Beach Co., FL            (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report)
• Pasco Co., FL                    (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report)
• Pinellas Co., FL                   (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report)