The document is a letter from the chairperson of Brooklyn Community Board 6 to President Trump opposing and urging repeal of his January 27, 2017 executive order restricting entry into the US from certain predominantly Muslim countries. The letter notes that the board unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing the executive order as going against American ideals of being a nation welcoming to immigrants and a safe harbor regardless of origin. The letter calls on President Trump to pursue compassionate, fair immigration policies that value freedom and do not use xenophobic rhetoric.
The document is a letter from the chairperson of Brooklyn Community Board 6 to President Trump opposing and urging repeal of his January 27, 2017 executive order restricting entry into the US from certain predominantly Muslim countries. The letter notes that the board unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing the executive order as going against American ideals of being a nation welcoming to immigrants and a safe harbor regardless of origin. The letter calls on President Trump to pursue compassionate, fair immigration policies that value freedom and do not use xenophobic rhetoric.
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2017-02-09 CB6 Immigration Ban Letter With Resolution
Original Title
2017-02-09 CB6 Immigration Ban Letter With Resolution
The document is a letter from the chairperson of Brooklyn Community Board 6 to President Trump opposing and urging repeal of his January 27, 2017 executive order restricting entry into the US from certain predominantly Muslim countries. The letter notes that the board unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing the executive order as going against American ideals of being a nation welcoming to immigrants and a safe harbor regardless of origin. The letter calls on President Trump to pursue compassionate, fair immigration policies that value freedom and do not use xenophobic rhetoric.
The document is a letter from the chairperson of Brooklyn Community Board 6 to President Trump opposing and urging repeal of his January 27, 2017 executive order restricting entry into the US from certain predominantly Muslim countries. The letter notes that the board unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing the executive order as going against American ideals of being a nation welcoming to immigrants and a safe harbor regardless of origin. The letter calls on President Trump to pursue compassionate, fair immigration policies that value freedom and do not use xenophobic rhetoric.
Eric Adams Sayar Lonial Craig Hammerman Borough President Chairperson District Manager
February 9, 2017
Hon. Donald J. Trump
President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Trump:
I am writing to advise you that at its February 8, 2017 general meeting Brooklyn Community Board 6 resolved unanimously to adopt the enclosed resolution opposing your January 27, 2017 Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.
I welcome your response to our concerns. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Sincerely,
Sayar Lonial Chairperson
cc: Hon. Charles E. Schumer Hon. Kirsten Gillibrand
Hon. Bill de Blasio Hon. Eric Adams Hon. Nydia Velzquez Hon. Yvette Clarke Hon. Jerrold Nadler Hon. Felix Ortiz Hon. Jo Anne Simon Hon. Robert Carroll Hon. Walter Mosely Hon. Velmanette Montgomery Hon. Kevin Parker Hon. Daniel Squadron Hon. Jesse Hamilton Hon. Steven Levin Hon. Carlos Menchaca Hon. Brad Lander All Community Boards
250 Baltic Street Brooklyn, New York 11201-6401 www.BrooklynCB6.org
t: (718) 643-3027 f: (718) 624-8410 e: [email protected] Whereas The 45th President of the United States has expressly stated in an Executive Order that the United States Government should withhold entry into our nation of immigrants based on their nation of origin;
Whereas the United States is a nation born with the promise of a New World with new opportunities to exercise freedoms that were denied elsewhere including speech and religion;
Whereas New York City is often the first stop for countless immigrants who come to its shores to make new lives for themselves and their families;
Whereas Brooklyn has been a crossroads for immigrants throughout its rich history, creating the distinct neighborhoods and cultural outlets that are still celebrated today;
Whereas Brooklyn Community Board 6 is made up of neighborhoods that celebrate,
reflect and respect all of its residents, no matter where they originally called home;
Whereas, according to the Charter of the City of New York, among other responsibilities, it is the mandate of the Community Board to consider the needs of its district and advise any public officers with respect to any matter relating to the welfare of the district and its residents;
Whereas Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope and Red Hook, the neighborhoods that comprise Brooklyn Community Board 6, all share a view of the Statue of Liberty upon whose pedestal is written:
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp! cries she With silent lips. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
marking this city as a representation of a nation that would serve as a safe harbor for all, regardless of where they came from;
Therefore be it resolved that Brooklyn Community Board 6 denounces President Donald
Trumps PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES Executive Order issued on Friday January 27, 2017 and urges a full repeal of the Presidents Executive Order; Be it further resolved, the Board calls upon President Donald Trump to pursue compassionate and fair immigration policies which refrain from xenophobic rhetoric and place a higher value on the American ideals of freedom and liberty.
As adopted unanimously by Brooklyn Community Board 6 at their February 8, 2017
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