National Spotlight Becomes
National Embarrassment: Virginia
Beach spends significant money
each year telling the rest of the
nation about our community for
a lifetime. Those efforts attract
employers and investments which
are vital to our future economic
growth. Our top elected official
should protect that good work.
Ours hasn't. The reckless policy
of being an illegal immigrant sanctuary
brought Virginia Beach into countless
American homes and businesses by
Bill O'Reilly, and not the way
we wanted. With more than two million
nightly viewers, innumerable business
owners, vacationers and economic
decision makers now have their
image of Virginia Beach -- one
of Mayor Oberndorf running from
the media while her microphone-batting
husband speaks for her and vehemently
denies that Virginia Beach has
a sanctuary policy. Then, the Virginia
Beach Police Chief, not our mayor,
does a 360 and announces a reversal
of the sanctuary policy. Each time
Virginia Beach tries to attract
a major employer, investment or
traveler, we’ll have to explain
why our top elected official is
so aloof. That means fewer jobs
for us and smaller revenues for
our city and its damaged reputation.
Better grab your wallet!
