Unity in the Community issues response to Prince William Co. Resolution No. 07-609 on Immigratoin.
It is our belief that Co. Resolution 07-609 as adopted is discriminatory and challenges ideas and existing policies addressing Human Rights, Civil Affairs, and Public Services throughout Prince William County and, by extension, the incorporated municipal jurisdictions of Manassas and Manassas Park.
Our statement considers issues related to Human Rights, County Status, Legislative Process and Scenario, Public Safety and Services, and Establishing Precedent.
We have attempted to initiate constructive dialogue and remain ready to assist in any deliberative process or constructive solution that seeks to resolve the current social and cultural impasse. As citizens, we are concerned about the issues that confront us: residential overcrowding, differences in cultural norms and social expectations, exploitation of migrant workers, criminal behavior directed against immigrant populations, and challenges, real or threatened, to our public health. We do not believe expending county resource to enforce improvised legislative stricture benefits our communities, provides moral leadership, or resolves any specific problem for the long term.
We invite you to review our response, consider the suggestions and recommendations contained there and move with us to explore more constructive means for addressing the existing situation.
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