Action Alert: Wadsworth Pro-Arizona Resolution

On August 3rd, Wadsworth City Council had a second reading of a pro-Arizona, anti-immigrant resolution.  A local group, Wadsworth 9.12 paired with the Grassroots Rally Team (a group connected with FAIR) to have a room full of supporters of the resolution.  We need to counter their efforts!  For more information about the resolution, please view the Medina Gazette article by clicking here.
 

What can you commit to?  We need people to:

• Attend the next meeting (third reading) on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m at Wadsworth City Hall. (Let me know if you need a ride. We will leave at 5:00 from Columbus).
  
• Make a phone call (330-335-2759) for the clerk of Council)
• Send an email (emails below).
• Contact anyone you know in the Wadsworth area (and other areas) and share this information. Ask them if they can commit to any of the above actions.

Not from Wadsworth?  Well, as MLK said, "Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere."

 

List of Wadsworth City Council members:

Mayor Robin Laubaugh 

E-mail: rlaubaugh@wadsworthcity.org

Tom Palecek, President of Council

E-mail: tpalecek@wadsnet.com

Jim Riley, Council At-Large

E-mail: jriley1@wadsnet.com

Susan Hanlon, Council At-Large

E-mail: schanlon@wadsnet.com

Beth Workman, Council At-Large

Phone: 330-703-1551  

E-mail: bworkman@soprema.us

Tim Eberling, Ward 1

E-mail: roadhouse@wadsnet.com

Dennis Shultz, Ward 2

E-mail: dshultz@wadsnet.com

John Sharkey, Ward 3  

E-mail: jsharkeyjr@yahoo.com

Bruce Darlington, Ward 4

E-mail: bdarlington1933@verizon.net

A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN REGARD TO ARIZONA SENATE BILL 1070 AMENDED BY ARIZONA HOUSE BILL 2162 ENACTED TO ASSIST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ENFORCING UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION LAWS

WHEREAS, this Council believes strongly in the integrity of the borders of the United States and that the federal government has a duty to protect these borders, including regulating the numbers and the qualifications for entrance into the country; and

WHEREAS, the federal government has failed in its role to protect our borders from an unprecedented number of illegal aliens entering our country; and

WHEREAS, the State of Arizona is in the unusual and unfortunate position of enduring the vast majority of illegal border crossings and suffering from the narcotics trafficking into our country; and

WHEREAS, the Federation for American Immigration Reform estimates that 500,000 illegal aliens live in the State of Arizona; and

WHEREAS, after considering both Fiscal Costs and Fiscal Revenues, it is estimated that illegal aliens cost the State over $2.7 billion annually; and

WHEREAS, the State of Arizona has passed Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which was amended by Arizona House Bill 2162, to assist the federal government in enforcing the nation’s immigration laws; and

WHEREAS, the Arizona law requires its law enforcement officers to verify a person’s immigration status with the federal government if the officer has a reasonable suspicion to believe that the person is unlawfully in the United States, and

WHEREAS, the Arizona law expressly prohibits the use of racial profiling and is designed to help enforce the nation’s immigration laws in a way that does not violate anyone’s civil rights, and

WHEREAS, the Arizona law requires aliens to register for and carry documents with them that the federal law already requires such aliens to possess and does not require United States citizens to carry any documents;  

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WADSWORTH, STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That this Council hereby expresses its support for the people of Arizona who must endure the direct consequences of our federal government’s failure in protecting our borders. This Council further applauds and thanks Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and the Arizona State Legislature for protecting its citizens when the federal government has refused to do so.

Section 2.  That the Clerk of Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and to the clerks of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate.