78-5922R33
RESOLUTION N0. 5922
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF TONY MCCARTNEY
WHEREAS, Mr. Tony McCartney is a respected member of the Richfield business
community, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Tony McCartney immigrated to the Un ited States from England
in November of 1977 to .establish his Britahomes paint and wallpaper business
in our community, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Tony McCartney is operating a successful business in our
community with the potential of providing jobs within our community, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Tony McCartney's wife and four children have been unable
to join him in the United States., and in fact may be prohibited from joining
him until the summer of 1979, because of restrictive federal i-r~r-igration
policies, and
WHEREAS, these restrictive federal immigration policies have had the
effect of creating an unreasonable and unfair hardship upon the McCartney
family, and
WHEREAS, the Richfield City Council and the Minnesota State Legislative
Delegation representing the City of Richfield, acting on behalf of the citizens
of the City of Richfield, wish to support Mr. Tony McCartney's effort to have
his family reunited in the United States, and
WHEREAS, the United States Congressional Delegation representing the
City of Richfield and consisting of Senator Wendell Anderson, Senator Muriel
Humphrey and Congressman William Frenzel, have consistently demonstrated a
high degree of responsiveness to the concerns of their constituents, and
WHEREAS, it is the hope of the citizens of Richfield that Vice President
Walter Mondale can greatly assist in the effort to help reunite the McCartney
family in the United States.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Richfield City Council and the
Minnesota State Legislative Delegation representing the City of Richfield do
jointly and unanimously on behalf of the 44,000 citizens of the City of
Richfield appeal to the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, Vice President
Walter Mondale, and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance to intervene in this
situation and effect whatever action may be deemed necessary to remove the
barriers which presently exist to prohibit the reuniting of the Tony McCartney
family in our community.
Done at the City of Richfield this 26th day of June, 1978.
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Thomas J. Mor ,City Clerk