The September 26, 2019, presidential executive order on Refugee Resettlement requires that federal resettlement agencies receive written consent from localities before refugee resettlement occurs. If no action is taken on this matter, Cook County will effectively opt-out as a resettlement location. Timely, affirmative action must be taken to maintain our standing as a welcoming community.
In Cook County we help our neighbors and support those around us unconditionally. Our door is open to those who need refuge. Immigrants and refugees alike, enrich the communities in which they settle; we are honored and grateful to have them as a part of the Cook County fabric. By welcoming the diversification of our community, we are investing in the long-term viability of the county.
Political unrest and the climate catastrophe are creating refugees at an alarming rate. Everybody deserves a dignified home; we have a social responsibility to create that opportunity for others. Therefore, the Cook County DFL urges the Board of Commissioners to approve a written consent of refugee resettlement in Cook County Minnesota. About the Cook County DFL
The Cook County DFL supports and works to enact the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party and strives to sustain the foundations in our party’s grassroots history. We believe that every American and Minnesotan, regardless of their background or other immutable traits, has a right to stable employment with fair wages, to a proper education, to raise and provide for a family, to accessible and affordable healthcare, to live in safe communities, to have a clean environment, and to retire with dignity and security.
In the course of our party’s history much has been accomplished, and we at the Cook County DFL join with the DFL party to continue working for a better Minnesota and nation into tomorrow and beyond. Our caucus includes nearly 500 residents of Cook County, and our voting block is over 60 percent of the county.
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