Ø U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and ICE Homeland Security Investigations Tip Line phone numbers will be removed from all future newsletters.
As Editor of the SCAN, to appease a member of the community who is on the Board who has shared concerns over many months that we are not servicing our entire community by not using the newsletter to communicate to illegal immigrants how to get help and avoid ICE raids. I explained that this went against the SCA’s nonpartisan principles. That doing so is not in our purview, according to our Mission Statement:
“To serve and improve the Sharpstown community through enforcement of deed restrictions, architectural controls, enhancing our residents’ safety, and promoting Sharpstown as one of Houston’s most desirable neighborhoods.”
I chose to include these numbers from both sides. The newsletter was reviewed by committee member(s) as well as our Operations Manager and the President, as we always have done to check for spelling and grammatical errors, ad placements, and content.
I should have gone with my gut feeling and left it alone. I sincerely apologize to my fellow directors and our community for letting you down in this manner. Please know that this will never happen again. Let’s move forward – GO TEXANS!
