William and Mary students want to make sure refugees know they are welcome in Williamsburg if and when the state sees fit. First step: getting the city council to pass a resolution to that effect.
In light of severe political unrest and danger in Syria, more than 10,000 refugees have entered the United States. They've settled in cities and towns across the country.
"The resolution would say that the city of Williamsburg would be willing to accept refugees were they to come," senior student Andrew Vollavanh said.
He and other students decided to take the city resolution route after speaking with city staff. "We were trying to proceed in a legislative fashion," Vollavanh said. "The mayor told us that probably wasn't the best way to do it."
Sam Steed is the Virginia legislative coordinator at Amnesty International and a student at the college.
He said that resolutions similar to the one that they are trying to pass in Williamsburg have already passed in other cities, including Durham, North Carolina, New Paltz, New York, and Kalamazoo, Michigan. ...
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