State & Local Officials Quell Concerns from Latino Community

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As President Donald Trump’s executive  orders on immigration cause fear among members of the Latino community,  state and local officials were on hand in Grand Rapids Monday night to  answer their questions.

At the event at the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, police,  representatives from the governor’s office and immigration lawyers  offered assurances that that immigrants are welcome in Grand Rapids and  Michigan.

“Gov. (Rick) Snyder, from the very beginning of his time as governor,  has realized the importance of immigrants and diversity to our state,  not only culturally but to growing our economy,” said Anne Armstrong  Cusack, the associate director for the governor’s Office of Urban  Initiatives.

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