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Home My Public Portal About14-006RESOLUTION NO. 14-006 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE "PROTECT OUR FAMILIES" CAMPAIGN WHEREAS, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, in 2011, there were 11. 1 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States-, and WHEREAS, deportations have reached record levels under President Obama, rising to an annual average of nearly 400,000 since 2009; and WHEREAS, according to Congress members Raul M. Grijalva and Yvette Clarke, although the Obama Administration reportedly prioritized deporting only criminals, many individuals with no criminal history have been consistently deported; and WHEREAS, increased deportations and a continuously broken immigration system exacerbate the living conditions of U.S. citizen children whose parents have been deported; and WHEREAS, separation of children from their parents, irrespective of immigration status, always results in severe consequences for young children who are left with no parental guidance or care and a highly unstable financial situation; and WHEREAS, as immigration continues to be at the center of national debate, President Obama and congress must implement a more humanitarian immigration policy that keeps families together, and WHEREAS, California is home to approximately 10.3 million immigrants of which approximately 2.6 million are unauthorized to live in the U.S.; and WHEREAS, many members of Congress recently signed a letter requesting President Obama to suspend any further deportations; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to expand the protections of our future citizens that were established by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and grant it to the family and neighbors and all those who have made their lives here but are yet to be fully recognized; and WHEREAS, Los Angeles County is home to large number of unauthorized immigrants from all parts of the world, the City should therefore make it a priority to keep families together and continue to press Congress and President Obama for a solution to our broken federal immigration system. [MORE] RESOLUTION NO. 14-006 PAGE 2 OF 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Carson, hereby urges President Obama to take administrative action to suspend any further deportations of unauthorized individuals with no serious criminal history, extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to all eligible undocumented members of immigrant families, and end the firings of undocumented workers by ending the 1-9 audits and the use of the E -Verify system. I PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4 th day of February, 2014 ATTEST: City Clerk Donesia L. Gause, CMC APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney [MORE] Mayor Jim Dear RESOLUTION NO. 14-006 PAGE 3 OF 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss. CITY OF CARSON 1, Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 14-006 was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 4 th of February, 2014, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Dear, Santarina, Gipson, Davis -Holmes and Robles NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None City Clerk Donesia L. Gause, CMC I City of Carson Report to Mayor and City Council February 4, 2014 New Business Consent SUBJECT: CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 14-006 WHICH CALLS UPON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO STOP THE SEPARATION OF FAMILIES DUE TO IMMIGRATION DEPORTATIONS, URGES SUSPENSION OF FURTHER DEPORTATIONS OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND EXTENDS THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM by Jacquelyn Acosta y Manager 1. SUMMARY city Jacquelyn Acosta This item is on at the request of Councilmembers Gipson and Robles, City Treasurer Avilla. and City Clerk Gause. Tonight the Carson City Council is asked to support Resolution No. 14-006, which calls on President Obama to stop the separation of families due to immigration deportations, urges suspension of further deportations of undocumented immigrants and supports the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and supports putting an end to the firings of undocumented workers (Exhibit No. 1). 11. RECOMMENDATION TAKE the following actions: 1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 14-006, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE PROTECT OUR FAMILIES CAMPAIGN" 2. DIRECT staff to transmit an executed copy of the resolution to (1) Mr. Armando Vazquez -Ramos, California -Mexico Project, CSULB (2) Congressman Ra�fl M. Grijalva (AZ) and (3) Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY). ALTERNATIVES TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate. IV. BACKGROUND According to the Pew Hispanic Center, in 2011, there were 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States and deportation rates have reached record levels under President Obama, rising to an annual average of nearly 400,000 since 2009. According to Congress members Raul M. Grijalva dl (AZ) and Yvette Clarke (NY), although the Obama Administration reporte S City of Carson Report to Mayor and City Council February 4, 2014 prioritized deporting only criminals, many individuals with no criminal history have been consistently deported (Exhibit No. 2). Increased deportations and a continuously broken immigration system exacerbate the living conditions of U.S. citizen children whose parents have been deported. The separation of children from their parents, irrespective of immigration status, always results in severe consequences for young children who are left with no parental guidance or care and a highly unstable financial situation. Undocumented workers have been fired from their jobs by means of 1-9 audits and the use of the E -Verify system, both of which are methods for enforcing employer sanctions. President Obama and his administration have the power to discontinue this method of enforcing immigration law' by ending the practice of using 1-9 audits and E -Verify to identify undocumented workers in the workforce, send those lists of workers to employers, and order employers to fire them. The City of Carson in calling on the Obama Administration to take action to (1) suspend further deportations of undocumented immigrants with no serious criminal history, (2) extend the DACA program to all eligible undocumented members of immigrant families, and (3) end the firings of undocumented workers by ending the 1-9 audits and the use of the E -Verify system. V. FISCAL IMPACT None. V1. EXHIBITS 1. Resolution No. 14-006. (pgs. 4-5) 2. Letter to Pres. Obama from Congress members Grijalva and Clarke. (pgs. 6-7) Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, Principal Administrative Anqlyst Document16 10 RevOl-06-2014 Reviewed bv: City Clerk City Treasurer Administrative Services Public Works Community Development Community Services City of Carson Report to Mayor and City Council February 4, 2014 Action taken by City Council Date Action K RESOLUTION NO. 14-006 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE "PROTECT OUR FAMILIES" CAMPAIGN WHEREAS, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, in 2011, there were 11. 1 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States; and WHEREAS, deportations have reached record levels under President Obama, rising to an annual average of nearly 400,000 since 2009; and WHEREAS, according to Congress members Raul M. Grijalva and Yvette Clarke, although the Obama Administration reportedly prioritized deporting only criminals, many individuals with no criminal history have been consistently deported; and WHEREAS, increased deportations and a continuously broken immigration system exacerbate the living conditions of U.S. citizen children whose parents have been deported; and WHEREAS, separation of children from their parents, irrespective of immigration status, always results in severe consequences for young children who are left with no parental guidance or care and a highly unstable financial situation; and WHEREAS, as immigration continues to be at the center of national debate, President Obama and congress must implement a more humanitarian immigration policy that keeps families together; and WHEREAS, California is home to approximately 10.3 million immigrants of which approximately 2.6 million are unauthorized to live in the U.S.; and WHEREAS, many members of Congress recently signed a letter requesting President Obama to suspend any further deportations; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to expand the protections of our future citizens that were established by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and grant it to the family and neighbors and all those who have made their lives here but are yet to be fully recognized; and WHEREAS, Los Angeles County is home to large number of unauthorized immigrants from all parts of the world, the City should therefore make it a priority to keep families together and continue to press Congress and President Obama for a solution to our broken federal immigration system. 4EXHIBIT NO. 0 1 USOLUTION NO. 14-006 PAGE 2OF2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Carson, hereby urges President Obama to take administrative action to suspend any further deportations of unauthorized individuals with no serious criminal history, extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to all eligible undocumented members of immigrant families, and end the firings of undocumented workers by ending the 1-9 audits and the use of the E -Verify system, PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this _ day of _ 2014 ATTEST: City Clerk Donesia L. Gause. CMC APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney [MORE] Mayor Jim Dear Tongress of tile Initeb ig�tatrs Wits4ilt9toll, Be 211515 January 24, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We write to follow up on our letter dated December 5, 2013. In that letter, 29 Members of Congress expressed support for an immediate suspension of deportations while the U.S. Congress considers legislation to regularize the status of the 11.7 million undocumented immigants in the U.S. today. Since then, 6 other Members of Congress have joined us and local officials from across the U.S., including Los Angeles and San Francisco, have filed resolutions in support. As your administration nears an astounding 2 million deportations, we write again to reiterate our initial request and inquire into additional steps the White House can take to provide relief to the millions of Americans in Waitii7g who live and work among us. There is a great urgency to secure avenues for humanitarian relief for the millions of families that are currently suffering under the fear of detention and deportation and being subject to widespread violations of labor and civil rights. Embracing administrative solutions to provide categorical relief from deportation is critical to alleviate suffering today. As a first step in providing relief and paving the way fbmard on the path toward reform, we call for a suspension of deportations for all immigrants placed into deportation proceedings in Arizona following the enactment of SB 1070, as well as Legal Pen-nanent Residents deportable for criminal offenses. As the U.S. Justice Department, the federal courts, and numerous civil rights inquiries have demonstrated, there are serious questions as to the lawful nature of thousands of arrests and detentions in Arizona, including many that have already resulted in deportations. Arizona presents a specific case in which an immediate suspension of deportations should be uncontroversial. An additional common-sense first step for widespread relief is to immediately cease issuing immigration detainers ("ICE holds") to individuals in the custody of Arizona law enforcement agencies until section 2(b) of SB 1070 (the so-called "show -me -your -papers" section) is eliminated or enjoined by federal courts. A freeze on ICE holds in other problem jurisdictions, including Knox Count in TIN and Gwinnet and Cobb Counties in GA, is similarly warranted. r:� y 1 1 - T PRINIED ON RECYCLED PAPER That the Executive branch has the authority to provide substantial relief is uncontroversial. There is a consensus in Washington that the current immigration system is inhumane and unacceptable, in addition to being wasteful and ineffective. If we act according to our principles, the first step toward a reform must be to provide humanitarian relief Every day that goes by is another day that one thousand people are taken away from their families and another day that we have failed in our commitments to immigrant families. We respectfully request a response at your State of Union address. We look forward to working with you toward relief for our families. Sincerely, iviumocr oi t-ongress 0 - Yvette Clarke Member of Congress