Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is standing with fellow mayors across the country in “condemning the president’s executive orders on immigration.” Mayor Kasim Reed made it clear that he doesn’t agree with President Trump’s newly signed executive orders regarding border security and crack downs on immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
Trump has had the country in an uproar since he signed the orders at a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington on Tuesday, declaring, “A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders.”
On Wednesday, Reed issued a statement of his own saying that he will stand with fellow Mayors across the nation and not take the bullying of immigrants. Reed issued the following statement:
“As a member of the Cities for Action coalition for federal immigration reform, I join my fellow Mayors across the country in condemning the President’s executive orders on immigration issued yesterday.
Atlanta is proud to be a welcoming city. We are a community which has stood up for the civil and human rights of every person, and we will not waver now.
Atlanta is the leading cultural and economic center of the Southeast precisely because of our legacy of inclusion. My administration is determined to use the full strength of that position to lead with policies that uphold and enhance the civil rights of all our residents, because any threat to our constitutionally guaranteed liberty is a threat to all Atlantans.
Our city stands together. We believe the President’s executive orders violate the principles of the U.S. Constitution. We believe these orders promote dangerous public policy, eroding trust between public safety agencies and the communities they serve, which will undermine public safety in the City of Atlanta and nationwide. We believe the courts will agree.
As Mayor, I pledge that Atlanta city government will stand firm in its commitment to inclusivity and diversity, and will remain open and welcoming to all.”
Looks like The Falcons aren’t the only ATLiens rising up this week.
