Yorba Linda, Calif. 'Stands With Arizona'
While city and county councils in California are finding ways to boycott Arizona, the city of Yorba Linda in Orange County voted unanimously to support Arizona and its new immigration enforcement law. NumbersUSA activists showed up at the city's council meeting on Tuesday night, urging the city council to vote in favor of a resolution strongly supporting Arizona.
The vote didn’t go without protest and controversy. One city council member excused herself early on in the night for a family emergency and another city council member stormed out of the city hall chamber refusing to participate in the vote. Yorba Linda Mayor John Anderson apologized calling it “shameful behavior”. But the remaining two council members and Mayor Anderson supported the proclamation and passed it 3-0 with a standing ovation from the public audience.
The public was able to make statements for or against the resolution. Seventeen residents spoke in favor while only one opposed. Councilman Mark Schwing, who supported the resolution, brought a pile of emails he had received in reference to the resolution and pointed out that only four of the emails opposed the Arizona law.
"I believe this is critical for every city, every government agency to take a stand on this," Mayor Anderson said.
"Someone has to take a stand on this. It can start in Yorba Linda," Councilwoman Nancy Rikel, who voted in favor of the resolution, said.
For more information, see the Orange County Register.