(East County Magazine) The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination (ADC) Committee’s San Diego chapter has issued a press release denouncing Supervisor Joel Anderson for his statement linking the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to terrorism.
During an Oct. 7 hearing on his proposal to fund Afghan refugee resettlement costs from frozen Taliban assets and to develop a comprehensive county response plan to assist the refugees, Anderson sought to block CAIR from receiving any county funds. “Any organization that has any affiliation with terrorism in the Middle East could have to be excluded and CAIR would be part of that group,” he said.
In its release, the ADC praised CAIR San Diego for “upholding the constitutional rights and dignity of all Americans, especially American Muslims who have been targets of institutional systemic hate,” adding, “Anderson’s remarks shockingly endanger his own constituents and does not acknowledge how CAIR was skillfully leading the way in preparing for the refugees as they arrived in San Diego County.”
