Hear what they say and don’t say

Hear what they say and don’t say

You might call it performative. Or lip service. Or even an empty promise. You could also call it a good faith gesture. A sign of accountability. A promise. But at least you can call it something. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in July signed an executive order reaffirming the city’s support of the immigrant community. The gesture came in response to increasingly heavy-handed tactics used by federal authorities ambushing working class communities d…