Philadelphia City Council 2017 Stated Meetings of Philadelphia City Council, 23 Feb 2017

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From YouTube: Councilman Oh on the Impact of US Immigration Policies, Actions 2-23-2017

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, February 23, 2017:

Councilman David Oh (At Large) makes remarks on proposed changes to US Immigration policies and actions regarding resident aliens.

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Didn't want to just state that I was very alarmed to hear about a possible change in our immigration policy and it's not driven by immigration policy, but by national security, and that is that legal residents and persons who are legally here they could be students, they could be workers, they could be investors or tourists that it is now being considered that they may be subject to deportation simply for being suspected of committing a crime.

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I think due process is a critical issue, and one of the founding principles of our country and I certainly hope that that does not happen to certainly urge everyone to understand that America is still not an isolated country. We do interface with other countries, they're scientists, they're artists, their educators, their business people, their investors are engineers, and this would have such a chilling effect. I think it already is I think it is important that we don't go down this path.

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Security, yes, but freezing of our place and opportunity interface in the global community. I think that is something that we enjoy very much right now to our benefit. Thank you. Thank you. Kevin.