A 5-TO-4 VOTE BY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT EFFECTIVELY PASSES A MEMORIAL THAT PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. THE MEMORIAL WAS INTRODUCED BY COUNCILOR KLARISSA PENA. IT INCLUDES LANGUAGE STATING THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON THEIR NATIONAL ORIGIN AND WILL TREAT IMMIGRANTS WITH DIGNITY.
THE FOUR COUNCILORS VOTING AGAINST THE MEMORIAL … DAN LEWIS, TRUDY JONES, BRAD WINTER AND DON HARRIS … SAID IT PUT TOO MUCH SUPPORT BEHIND PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION.
