HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-08-17 Public Comment - M. O'Leary - SanctuaryFrom: Misty [olearyclan4@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 7:30 PM
To: Carson Taylor; Cyndy Andrus; Chris Mehl; I-Ho Pomeroy; Jeff Krauss
Subject: February 6th, 2017 Proposal - Bozeman a Sanctuary City
Mayor and City Council:
I am shocked and appalled to find out about the suggested proposal to make Bozeman a
sanctuary city for illegal immigrants during the February 6th city council meeting.
The United States and the Gallatin Valley is ruled by laws, not political agendas. I consider it
inexcusable that the Bozeman City Council would consider violating federal law in subjecting
the citizens to this act of defiance. The mayor's role and the city council's role is to uphold the
law and protect the citizens.
I am not opposed to individuals who want to enter the United States legally. To label the
enforcement of federal immigration law as “hostile,” “hate” or “bigotry” wreaks of ignorance
and anger. Why on earth should the United States allow for the protection of illegal immigrants,
when to do so increases crime, puts our country at risk for terror attacks, and takes jobs away
from hard working, law-abiding citizens of this great nation.
How is it that our country was founded on laws and principals established to protect it's
citizens, and now all of a sudden those same laws that have been in place and working for 200+
years are politically incorrect? This small group of people are angry that the presidential
election did not go as they wanted and now they want to act like petulant children who didn't
get their way.
I work in Bozeman and my son will attend MSU. I expect the Mayor and City Council to do
everything in their power to protect it's residents, workers and students.
I would hope the leadership in Bozeman are more concerned with the safety and protection of
their citizens as a whole, instead of bending to the rantings of a small group of people who have
obviously not truly considered the ramifications of defying the federal government and putting
the citizens of Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley in danger.
If the leadership chooses to approve this petition, be sure you hold yourselves and this small
group of people you have chosen to support over the majority of your citizens and voters,
responsible and accountable to the unimaginable damage that will surely befall this beautiful
valley, and potentially the entire state. The Last Best Place will be a joke right alongside the
other states who have bent to the whims of a few angry people, instead of upholding laws that
are in place to protect us.
Misty O'Leary