Business Associations Join Together:
Request President Trump to Rescind His Executive Order Regarding the Issuance of Visas
Vermont business associations representing small, medium and large, businesses and their employees across Vermont finds the recent Executive Order signed by President Trump to be contrary to the economic and humanitarian values that have defined our state and our country since its inception. The statement is issued jointly by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce (LCRCC), the Vermont Business Roundtable (VBR), the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR), and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce (VCC).
As a state whose history is steeped in the legacy of those fleeing religious and political oppression, and as a state whose history is woven throughout the American Revolution’s fight for personal liberty and freedom, our Associations reject the underlying assumption that one’s race, religion or culture should create an automatic bar to entry into our country. (more…)
