Res No 232-16-14787RESOLUTION NO.232-16-14787
A Resolution by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami,
Floridain opposition to the registration of allreligious groups or nationalities
coming into the United States of America.
WHEREAS,President-Elect DonaldTrumpisinfavor of strictimmigrationscreening of
Muslims;and
WHEREAS,somesupporters of President-ElectDonaldTrumparecallingfortheregistration of
all Muslims entering the United States of America;and
WHEREAS,DonaldTrumpsupporter,CarlHigbie,defended the proposed registry of
immigrants from Muslim countries by citing the WWII internment of 110,000 Japanese-Americans as
legal precedent;and
WHEREAS,in 1943,President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated,"...Americanism isa matter
of the mind and heart;Americanism isnot,and never was,a matter of race or ancestry.";and
WHEREAS,President Roosevelt's statement wasin response tothe patriotism of the 442nd
Regimental Combat Team which grewto14,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry,and which became the
most decorated military unit foritssizeand length of service inthe history of American warfare.The
"Go For Broke"442nd Regimental Combat Team andits 100th Infantry Battalion (the One Puka Puka)
accumulated the following achievements thathavebeenreported:8Major Campaigns inEurope,7
Presidential Unit Citations,9,486 Casualties (Purple Hearts),18,143 individual decorations including:21
Congressional Medals of Honor,52 Distinguished ServiceCrosses,1 Distinguished PresidentialUnit
Citation,1 Distinguished ServiceMedal,560SilverStars,28withOak Leaf Clusters(inlieu of asecond),
22Legion of MeritMedals,4,000 Bronze Stars,1,200withOak Leaf Clusters (inlieu of asecond),12
French Croix du Guerre with2Palms (representing second awards),15 Soldiers'Medals,2Italian
Crossesfor Military Merit,and2 Italian Medals for Military Valor;and
WHEREAS,in1988,President RonaldReagansignedintolawtheCivil Liberties Act,which
apologizedfortheinternmenton behalf of theUnitedStatesGovernmentandadmittedthatgovernment
actionswerebasedon"raceprejudice,warhysteriaandafailure of politicalleadership".TheUS
Governmenteventuallydisbursed1.6billiondollarsinreparationsto82,219formerlyinternedJapanese
Americans and their heirs;and
WHEREAS,thefollowingentrywasreportedtohavebeenfoundintheDanishking'spersonal
diary following World War II:
WhenyoulookattheinhumanetreatmentofJews,notonlyinGermanybutoccupiedcountries
aswell,youstartworryingthatsuchademandmightalsobeputonus,butwemustclearlyrefuse
suchthisdueto their protection undertheDanish constitution.I stated thatIcouldnotmeetsuch
ademandtowardsDanishcitizens.Ifsuchademandismade,wewouldbestmeetitbyall
wearing the Star of David;and
WHEREAS,aftera93%successful nationwide collectiveresistanceofDanishcitizens,clergy
and governmental officialstosaveDanishJews from plannedNazi deportation,anexcerpt from the
Danishking'sdiaryandaSwedishcartoon (described below)arepurportedtohavegivenrisetothemyth
thattheDanishkingsaidthatallDaneswouldweartheyellowstariftheNazis required Danish Jewsto
wear it:
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ASwedishcartoon of thaterahadDenmark'sformerprime minister askingDanishKing
ChristianX (10th)whathewoulddoifthepresentNazi-approvedprimeministermade
alltheJewswearyellowstars,andinthecartoontheKingresponds,"Wewillallhaveto
wear yellow stars";and
WHEREAS,throughout American history,therehavebeen examples of members of oneethnic
groupfightingfortheliberties of otherethnicgroups.Examples of thisare:Quaker oppositiontothe
Mexican American War,Quaker participation inthe Underground Railroad,American Catholic,Jewish
participation in struggles duringtheCivilRightsEraandnowthehost of "The DailyShow",Trevor
Noah,has suggested that all Americans should signuponany registry required of Muslims;and
WHEREAS,inan effort to combat Islamophobia,twodozen female Duluth EastHighSchool
Students have recently organized "Hijab Wednesday"where students of all religions and ethnicities wear
a hijab to school.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.The Mayor and Commission of theCity of South Miami hereby callonall Americans
tofollowthe suggestion of Trevor Noah tosignuponany registry required of religious groups or
nationalities should anybe created.
Section 2.A copy of this resolution shallbesenttoall elected officials throughout Florida.
Section 3.Severability.If any section clause,sentence,or phrase of this resolution isforany
reasonheldinvalidor unconstitutional byacourt of competent jurisdiction,theholdingshallnotaffect
the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 4.Effective Date.This resolution shallbecome effective immediately uponadoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6 th day of December ,2016.
CTEST:
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APPROVED:
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COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Welsh:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman:
4-1
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Nay