POR 2016 #308 · Agenda item attachment · Nov 21 2016

City of Cambridge O-5 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL November 21, 2016 VICE MAYOR MCGOVERN MAYOR SIMMONS COUNCILLOR DEVEREUX COUNCILLOR MAZEN WHEREAS: Cambridge was one of the first cities in the United States to declare itself a Sanctuary City on April 8, 1985 and reaffirmed that commitment in 2006; and WHEREAS: Cambridge is a city proud of its diversity, immigrant population and being a welcoming city to people from around the world; and WHEREAS: Non-Citizen residents of Cambridge are valuable members of our community, working, paying taxes, sending their children to public schools and being law abiding neighbors; and WHEREAS: According to the 2014 American Communities Survey conducted by the US Census, Cambridge has over 30,000 foreign-born residents, with more than half being non- citizens; and WHEREAS: Many non-citizens have come under attack, both physically and emotionally, due to the rhetoric in the 2016 Presidential election promulgated by President-Elect Donald Trump; and WHEREAS: Following the election of President-Elect Trump, stories have circulated, including here in Cambridge, of verbal and physical assault of people of color; and WHEREAS: While running for President, then candidate Trump indicated that if he were elected he would stop all Federal funding for Sanctuary Cities, also known as Trust Act Cities; and WHEREAS: Cambridge has a strong and deep commitment to diversity and is proud of being a city that welcomes people from all around the world and is dedicated to ensuring that anyone living in Cambridge, legal resident or not, can live in peace, safety and be afforded protection from physical or emotional abuse, intimidation or discrimination; therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to forward a letter to all Cambridge organizations working with immigrant populations, as well as all City Departments, reminding them of our Sanctuary/Trust Act City status and what that means for working with non-citizens and what resources are available to anyone experiencing

physical or emotional abuse or discrimination; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Council go on record encouraging all residents of Cambridge and around the United States to treat each other with kindness and peace and to value our differences as the most diverse country on earth.