To the editor:, Over the 22 years of living in Hillsborough, what I have come to know and love is that our town values, welcomes and protects all people., Last Tuesday evening, I asked the township committee to consider drafting a resolution for Hillsborough to be the next sanctuary city. As Hillsborough is one of the best places to live in America, our town would be a place that will continue to be welcoming and inclusive for all. A sanctuary city would reassure residents and visitors that borough officials, employees, and uniformed services will welcome, assist and protect all people regardless of their country of origin, immigration status, race, religion or sexual orientation., These are the most vulnerable groups targeted by hate crimes., Studies which investigated the relationship between sanctuary status and crime have found that sanctuary policies either have no effect on crime or have lower crime rates and stronger economies than comparable non-sanctuary cities. There is information on the Southern Poverty Law Center about the rise in hate crimes. https://www.splcenter.org/, Currently, 15 towns throughout NJ have declared themselves a Sanctuary City, including: Asbury Park, Bloomfield, Camden, East Orange, Hopewell Borough, Jersey City, Linden, Montclair, Maplewood, Newark, North Bergen, Plainfield, Princeton, Trenton and Union City. In addition, Union, Middlesex and Ocean counties are mentioned by some as sanctuary jurisdictions., I am hoping that our township committee will do the right thing., Rose Reina-Rosenbaum, Hillsborough
