HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2017-215RESOLUTION 2017 — 215
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
SUPPORTING THE CONTINUATION OF THE FEDERAL DEFERRED
ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) PROGRAM AND
ENCOURAGING CONGRESS TO CREATE A PERMANENT
PATH TO LEGAL RESIDENCY FOR DACA RECEIPTS
WHEREAS, nearly 800,000 young people who came to the United States as
children have come forward, passed background checks, and received permission to live and
work in the United States through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, or DACA;
and
WHEREAS, with DACA, these 800,000 young people, known as DREAMers for
the proposed Congressional DREAM Act that would provide them with a path to permanent
legal status, have advanced their education, started small business, built families, and fully
established themselves as integral members of American society; and
WHEREAS, of these 800,000 young people, almost 72,300 DACA recipients live
in California, including many in National City; and
WHEREAS, President Trump has indicated he will terminate DACA, putting all
800,000 DREAMers at risk of immediate deportation; and
WHEREAS, DACA termination would reduce the nation's GDP by an estimated
$433.4 billion over the next 10 years, including a reduction of nearly 11.3 billion in California
alone, according to the Center for American Progress; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City is committed to being a compassionate city
for refugees and immigrants, and fostering a diverse and inclusive community where all
residents can live, work, play, learn, and realize their full potential.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City, that the City of National City stands with immigrant youth and supports the
continuation of the DACA program, opposes any federal action that would rescind or weaken
the DACA initiative, and encourages California's congressional delegation to support the
bipartisan DREAM Act or similar legislation that would provide a path to permanent legal status
for our nation's DREAMers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of National City
directs the City Clerk to send copies of this Resolution to all members of the City's delegation to
the United States Congress, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
President of the United States.
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Resolution No. 2017 — 215
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 7ch day of November, 2017.
on Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cit
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City ; ' orney
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Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
November 7, 2017 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
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City erk of the C1ty ofatonal City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-215 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on November 7, 2017.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy