Yarmouth defeats illegal immigrant sanctuary resolution
"the word visitor...is used to extend the protections offered to citizens to illegal immigrants"
In a rare setback for pro-invasion advocates the Yarmouth Select Board last night voted to defeat a sanctuary resolution for “Fair Treatment” by a vote of 3-2, while referring the matter to legal counsel for review.
Cheryl Ball, who led the citizen opposition to the resolution called the measure a “trojan horse.”
The proposed resolution was similar to the wording adopted by the Barnstable Town Council in August, including:
“The Yarmouth Selectboard does hereby affirm the Town of Yarmouth’s commitment to the values of freedom, justice, and equality for all Yarmouth residents and visitors and to supporting residents and visitors in leading lives of peace and dignity free from fear, harassment, and violence.”
“Inside of that resolution is the word visitor and its a linguistic word that I think is used to extend the protections offered to citizens to illegal immigrants that are residing here in Yarmouth,” Ball said.
Ball then detailed multiple illegal immigrant “visitor” arrests in Yarmouth and Cape Cod including the members of an international gun trafficking ring busted earlier this year.
The Board vote 3-2 to defeat the motion but also approved a motion by Selectman Mark Forest to send the matter to Town Counsel for legal review almost guaranteeing the matter will be taken up once again by the full Board or Town Meeting in the future.
The resolution also called upon the Town to “protect the civil liberties, safety, and human rights of all Yarmouth residents and visitors regardless…immigration status.”
Full meeting, public comment starts at the 27 minute mark.