Surely you know all about Democrat Mayor Bill Peduto shunning the President and his family when they went to Pittsburgh yesterday to pay their respects to those murdered in the synagogue attack last Saturday. Here is one of many stories about the Mayor’s snub.
And, here is Peduto with Chris Matthews:
By the way, the Rabbi, who was leading services on Saturday when the attack happened, welcomed the President saying “he is my President.”
So, what does this have to do with RRW?
Let’s take a trip down memory lane!
Mayor Bill Peduto was one of 18 mayors who signed a 2015 letter to then President Obama telling the President that 10,000 Syrian refugees for America in the upcoming fiscal year was too few and they wanted Obama to ultimately admit 100,000.
The letter was organized by Cities for Action which says it is: “A coalition of city governments who stand in support of stronger cities through immigration action.”
As you know, President Trump is permitting very few Syrians to enter the US at the present time.
If you missed it in 2015, here are the 18 mayors pressing Obama for more Syrian refugees for their cities:
Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown, PA
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore, MD
Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston, MA
James Diossa, Mayor of Central Falls, RI
Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor of Chapel Hill, NC
Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL
Edward Terry, Mayor of Clarkston, GA
Nan Whaley, Mayor of Dayton, OH
Domenick Stampone, Mayor of Haledon, NJ
Pedro E. Segarra, Mayor of Hartford, CT
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
Betsy Hodges, Mayor of Minneapolis, MN
Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City, NY
Jose Torres, Mayor of Paterson, NJ
William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA
Javier Gonzales, Mayor of Santa Fe, NM
Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. Louis, MO
Stephanie A. Miner, Mayor of Syracuse, NY
Some posts on that campaign by the leftwing open-borders mayors, especially Pittsburgh’s Mayor Peduto, worth revisiting:
18 US Mayors tell Obama: We want MORE Syrian (Muslim) refugees!
Pittsburgh letter writer: Mayor is wrong to invite Syrian refugees to city
ACT for America launches citizen action campaign urging 18 mayors to re-think their demand for more Syrian refugees
Pittsburgh, PA Mayor Peduto: Bring us Syrian Muslims!
And, a few additional posts on Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh: Jewish agency and Islamic Center working together to bring more Syrians to the city
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial: Are there holes in US refugee vetting process?
Pittsburgh: Refugees placed in dangerous housing complex….
Jewish refugee resettlement agency: Let’s bring Rohingya Muslims to Pittsburgh (to increase diversity!)
Pittsburgh at “tipping point” as refugee population mushrooms
Pittsburgh working hard to “welcome” refugees
More on refugee mental health issues from Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: World Refugee Day brought out the diversity, but few Americans
Pittsburgh Catholic Bishop defends Catholic Charities and calls a meeting
And, there are more, but you get the idea!