UPDATE: 6:30PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
A short time ago, the ACLU responded to a request for comment on the Ft Myers split immigration vote from FOX 4's Victoria Quevedo.
Amy Godshall, a Legal Fellow and Immigrants' Rights Attorney with ACLU had this to say:
“Florida law is clear: our law enforcement agencies are not required to sign up to conduct mass raids and other extreme measures that create terror in our communities and do nothing to make our immigration system function more effectively. Threats to remove local authorities who do not wish to participate in this mass deportation agenda are a brazen attempt to circumvent what the law actually says.”
ORIGINAL REPORTING======================
Since Monday night, the 3 Fort Myers City Council members who voted against the immigration enforcement measure have gotten publicly bullied and now could potentially lose their jobs, according to the Lee County Democratic Party.
Several Lee County groups have been working to support the council members who voted against the measure.
"We absolutely do not agree with any form of bullying," President of the Lee County Democrats, Jim Rosinus, said. "They have the right to vote, and the right to vote is meaningless if you're only allowed to vote one way. We have to protect the right to vote, we have to protect their right to dissent from what they think and what we believe is bad policy."
Click here to see community correspondent Victoria Quevedo speak with Lee County Democrats president about their position in supporting the 3 city council members.
The Lee County Dems are asking people who agree with the council members to register their support and let the members know that there are people who think they made the right choice.
The group says it will continue to support the 3 council members, while they wait to see what the state government does next.
