Resolution Opposing a National Registry

At the last full Council meeting of 2016, Council Member Reich moved a resolution opposing the creation of a national registry or surveillance based on ethnicity, national origin or religious affiliation. This resolution follows other recent City resolutions expressing solidarity with all people of Minneapolis and solidarity with the Muslim community.

Ward 1 residents Corein Brown and Mark Turbak initially brought the request for this resolution to Council Member Reich and they crafted much of the language. When Brown addressed the Council at the resolution presentation, she commented that "the majority of our newly immigrated countrymen and women did not come to the United States because they wanted to immigrate rather, they came here out of necessity, out of fear, and out of loss. Whether they remain here and become citizens or eventually are able to return home, at this time it is our responsibility to ensure that they are well cared for and that we do not add to the increase of fear and pain with unconstitutional measures like surveillance or registry."