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Zulfat Suara |
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Fabian Bedne |
Allen, Bedne and Mendes are incumbent council members. Bedne and Zulfat Suara are first generation immigrants. Cicola Lane was the primary leader of the effort that led to the adoption of Nashville's police Community Oversight Board. Should Zulfat Suara be elected she would be the first Muslim to serve in the Council.
Council Mendes was the sponsor of two bills in the Council that that would have came close to making Nashville a sanctuary city. Technically, Nashville may still not have fit the definition but
we would have been close. No doubt if the bills would have passed there would have been push back from the State.
One of the bills would have required Metro to terminate its contract with the U.S. Marshals Service to hold illegal aliens charged with federal crimes. The other ordinance would have required that, unless required by federal or state law or a court order, Metro may not use its money, resources, or facilities to assist in enforcing federal immigration laws, or to share information about a person’s custody status or court dates. It also would also prohibited Metro requesting
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Gicola Lane |
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Bob Mendes |
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Burkley Allen |
In making their endorsements, TIRRC highlighted Mendes' push in the council, with the support of Allen, Bedne, to end Metro cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agencies. "We’re proud to endorse this slate of progressive candidates who will ensure the Metro Council better reflects our community and our values," said a spokesman.
That these five candidates got the endorsement of an organization which opposes enforcement of immigration laws, is reason enough to oppose them. (The source of the quotes came from this Tennessean article.)
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