Resolution Condemning President Trump’s Racist Comments Directed at Members of Congress

February 20, 2020

WHEREAS, the Founders conceived America as a haven of refuge for people fleeing from religious and political persecution, and that the Nation gained as it attracted new people in search of freedom and livelihood for their families,

WHEREAS, immigration of people from all over the Earth has defined every stage of American history and propelled our social, economic, political, scientific, cultural, artistic and technological progress as a people, and all Americans, except for the descendants of Native people and enslaved African-Americans, are immigrants or descendants of immigrants,

WHEREAS, American patriotism is defined not by race or ethnicity but by devotion to the Constitutional ideals of equality, liberty, inclusion, and democracy and by service to our communities and struggles for the common good,

WHEREAS, President Donald Trump’s racist comments have legitimized fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color: therefore be it

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, MLK Labor:

1. Believes that immigrants and their descendants have made America stronger and that those who take the oath of citizenship are every bit as American as those whose families have lived in the United States for many generations,
2. Is committed to keeping America open to those lawfully seeking refuge and asylum from violence and oppression, and those who are willing to work hard to live the American Dream, no matter their race, ethnicity, faith, or country of origin, and 
3. Strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color by saying that our fellow Americans who are immigrants, and those who may look to the President like immigrants, should “go back” to other countries, by referring to immigrants and asylum seekers as “invaders,” and by saying that Members of Congress who are immigrants do not belong in Congress or in the United States of America.