 receive any resources from the government to do the job of federal immigration officers,” Hammoud said. “So, we should not stretch an already stretched police force to take on new roles. Secondly, when police officers in the community start taking on the roles of immigration officials, they break the trust and bond they have within communities — largely within communities of color and immigration communities.”
Like Hammoud, LSA senior Leena Ghannam said they believe this legislation could be a step in the right direction to mending Washtenaw County’s already strained relationship with local law enforcement. Ghannam cited the death of Aura Rosser, an Ann Arbor resident who was fatally shot in 2014 by Ann Arbor Police Officer David Reid, as a catalyst for residents’ distrust with the local police force.
“I think that the people in Washtenaw County have distrusted the police immensely,” Ghannam said. “(Rosser’s) death represented a fundamental problem with police, not only because of their abundant racial and gender profiling, but also their willingness to breach privacy and act violently. The greater Ann Arbor area will develop a better relationship with the police if the police show that they are actually here to protect the community.”
In addition to the House bill, other prospective legislation include a bar on stop-and-search policies without reasonable suspicion, a bill that prevents immigration hold requests in county jails, a proposal to provide legal assistance to immigrants for deportation hearings and multiple proposals that would restrict state schools and universities from refusing admission due to immigration status.
For Ghannam, allowing immigrants the equal opportunity to study at Michigan universities is essential, due to the state’s incredibly diverse population. With this education, she believes the state could help immigrants navigate the lengthy process of becoming a U.S. citizen.
“The University of Michigan is an institution that should give universal access to deserving students,” Ghannam said. “Immigration policy constantly shifts to what the nation and federal administration fears most at any given moment. I believe that undocumented students are innocent — they are not criminals. A safe pathway to citizenship can more easily occur if undocumented immigrants are allowed equal opportunity to study and work in the United States.”
According to the Office of Financial Aid, the University “welcomes the application and enrollment of undocumented students” and offers a pathway for undocumented students to receive in-state tuition. Additionally, advocacy groups like Student Community of Progressive Empowerment work to promote resources for undocumented students and build a sense of community on campus.
Despite local support, House and Senate Republicans have rolled out counter bills such as the “Local Government Law Enforcement Protection Act and the County Law Enforcement Protection Act” that would ignore local laws preventing peace officers or local officials from working with federal authorities regarding an individual’s immigration status.
One of the sponsors of the bill, state Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, believes state officers have a duty to honor the federal government’s requests if an individual is wanted by the government.
“The problem in our republic is if one state says they’re a sanctuary state and says ‘You want to come here, so we’re going to give you a driver’s license and be included in all of the benefits of this state, then the immigration laws of California are superseding that of Iowa, and that is not appropriate in a republic,” LaFave said.
However, Ghannam said they felt it is the state of Michigan’s responsibility to protect the immigrant communities in the state.
“Southeast Michigan’s immigrant communities are vulnerable to so many other forms of discrimination, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, poisoned water, limited transportation and job accessibility, and diminishing access to good public education,” Ghannam said.
According to an article in The Detroit Free Press, Michigan has the second highest rate of arrests of immigrants by ICE agents, with more than 129,000 undocumented immigrants currently living in the state.A rarely seen 80's Memphis movement Stilnovo (Italy) lamp by Asahara Sigheaki called Luna. Low voltage (12-V) converter integrated into base for 35-w halogen bulb recessed into a porcelain funnel at the top of the chrome body. This lamp features a fully adjustable in height and angle reflector (red on top white on reflecting surface). (Asahara Sigheaki is well known for his more commonly seen Tokio Lamp).A small glimpse into the life and times of us... now in a much larger house, having completed the peanut desensitization protocol!
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I was working on something for 15 minutes, a small bookcase for in Bilbo's room, its hidden behind a wall and when I display the set in my livingroom you are never ever going to see this ever again...  But I'm having fun putting it all together. 

I've finished the "smallest" section, the tower in under 4 hours, took a day off tomorrow for the gazebo with the forge and in the weekend I hope to be done with the main section with the council of Elrond.

My 4 yo daughter is entranced by the build but she is way to touchy feely to let her sit next to me when I'm building it, so Bluey is my babysit atm when mom isn't home.The Stable Yard is a selection of self catering apartments in the Bedfordshire village of Wootton. There are currently 8 individually designed apartments. Of these, 4 are located in the converted former coach house and have been sympathetically restored to retain many of the original beams and features.
The accommodation itself is located on a working arable farm & there are many lovely countryside walks surrounding the apartments. Bedford is approximately 7 miles away and Milton Keynes approximately 12 miles where there is a massive varierty of activties to be explored.I wrote the Audobon Society last week and got this reply:

First, a little about wildlife and fires: there are definitely impacts. Depending on the species, animals will flee or try to hide while the fires are active. Fleeing animals can sometimes end up in areas where people aren’t used to seeing them, and can also be disoriented or afraid because they’ve been forced into new places (often more human-adjacent than they’d prefer). The best thing we can do for healthy animals is to give them space. Since we’re all forced mostly indoors due to the smoke, that shouldn’t be too hard! 

Some folks recommend putting out fresh water, cleaning birdbaths more frequently, and generally trying to make water accessible to fleeing wildlife. I don’t have hard evidence, but this seems like a good thing to do if folks can. I do not recommend starting to feed or increasing your feeding efforts at this time, though. Displaced animals are less likely to take advantage of these food sources, and some of these shyer species that may be in new territories can also be dangerous and shouldn’t be lured closer to people (eg bear). But feeding stations can certainly be attractive to local urban wildlife, but for all the normal reasons, feeding raccoons and such usually does more harm than good.

Some animals do succeed in weathering the fire by hiding underground or in cavities in larger trees/logs and places like that. Unfortunately many don’t make it. However, we generally don’t see a huge spike in intakes due to wildfire, probably due to a combination of factors - evacuations, delay in returning to burned areas, severity of injuries, and their own preference to hide when injured reduces chances an animal will be found in time. Of course, if anyone does see an injured animal, we are still open and accepting admissions. 

Large fires do make it more likely that we’ll see increased admissions of starving or