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I want to thank our City Council for the fine work they do in leading Yakima into the future and for giving
each of us the opportunity to share our concerns and suggestions in this series of open meetings.
Bullies
We all know how offensive Bullies are on the school playground they try to build themselves
up by taking advantage of, terrorizing and abusing others in many cases simply using their
greater physical size to intimidate the smaller children.
In many cases all it takes is for a couple others on the playground to band together and stand up
to the bully to make them backdown and behave themselves.
We have a very similar situation in America today
I would like to see Yakima City Council pass a resolution of support for the state of Arizona's
efforts to control their, and by extension, our southern national border
In light of the fact that several major cities (New York, Seattle, Los Angeles) have passed
resolutions to distance themselves from Arizona's brave solo stand I would like to see the city of
Yakima pass a resolution instructing all city departments to explore opportunities to do business
in and with Arizona companies and do whatever possible to encourage our fellow citizens in
Arizona.
The weak livered denizens of some big cities want to play the "playground bully" and attempt to
intimidate Arizona into changing their recently enacted, and not-yet-even-in-effect immigration
law; a much maligned and distorted law simply aimed at discouraging attempts to evade US law
and enter our country illegally There have also been organizations and other businesses that
have changed their plans and are attempting to boycott and thus apply pressure on and punish
Arizona.
Regardless of our political strip we need to recognize that Arizona has done the correct thing, in
taking a move to protect our southern flank from this onslaught of illegal, and in many cases
violent immigration. The Yakima City Council needs to join the "Buycott - Back Arizona"
movement - to be the first small municipality to let Arizona know that there are millions of
Americans who support their effort to stem the tide of illegal, and in many cases, violent
immigration.
As we take this first symbolic step there will be a following ground swell, and then a tsunami of
support for Arizona, embarrassing the playground bullies into crawling back under their rocks,
and encouraging our friends in Arizona in taking this first step to protect all law - loving and law -
abiding Americans.
Thank you again for your time.
Ted Hochstatter
tbonetedh @gmail.com
http:/ / www.buycottarizona.com/