Ever since the despicable terrorist acts of 09/11/01 against our nation, neo-conservative and special interest groups have converged to enact and enforce some of the most discriminatory legislations and policy practices that are primarily focused on Middle Eastern / Muslim individuals from the so called Islamic Countries. This has particularly impacted the daily lives of nearly one million law abiding, hard working, and tax paying Americans of Iranian heritage and other immigrants.

Immigrant communities and concerned citizens unequivocally condemns any terrorist act by anyone, domestic or foreign. In the spirit of active participation in a democratic process, it cannot and should not sit on the sidelines at this dangerous historical and pivotal juncture. We need to confront the evils of racial and ethnic profiling of any kind under any guise and pretext, including national security.

We, concerned citizens and immigrants, including the Iranian-American community, demand observance of the letter and the spirit of the Constitution and Bill of Rights and application of equal law and justice to all, including Middle-Eastern and Iranian-American community. We demand that the President and Attorney General issue letters of assurance to the community as well as directives to the front line officers to observe our legal rights under the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Sincerely,

Concerned Citizens