02/06/2017
On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 the Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution condemning the new administration’s executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” A copy of the draft resolution to be considered is on line. Community members of the American Muslim, immigrants and anyone that wants to show solidarity are encouraged to attend.
The resolution is being brought forth by Board President Dave Cortese and Supervisor Cindy Chavez. In a press release earlier this month, Supervisor Cortese called the executive order a “smokescreen and a license to discriminate against Muslims and immigrants” and that the “county will not tolerate those who seek to harm others based on the difference of their faith or attempts to undermine the civil liberties of our American Muslim residents.”
The Board of Supervisors meeting will be held at the Board Chambers of the Santa Clara County Government Center, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose. The item will most likely be heard around 10am on Tuesday.
