New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Rochdale Village, Far Rockaway) is co-sponsoring legislation blocking President Trump's anti-Muslim travel
ban. It is being introduced by State Senator Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria)
and would prohibit the Port Authority from implementing the likely
illegal mandate.
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday preventing refugees from entering the United States for 120 days and immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia from coming to the US for three months.
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday preventing refugees from entering the United States for 120 days and immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia from coming to the US for three months.
“I fully support Senator Gianaris’ bill. We must take a unified stand
against President Trump’s Muslim ban, a measure I believe will be found
unconstitutional,” Senator Sanders said. “I applaud and uphold the
rights of the protesters who have made their voices heard in defending
our Democracy and the common humanity of all people. We must remember
that an injury to one is an injury to all. Senator Gianaris’ legislation
is one of many Resistance Agenda bills being put forth by the State
Senate’s Democratic Conference which are necessary to prohibit blanket
discrimination against Muslims, and protect those decent, hardworking
immigrants who make up many of the communities here in New York. The
world is watching us and we must show them that we will not stand idly
by while Trump’s misdirected agenda hurts so many.”
Source; The Office of State Senator James Sanders, Jr.
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