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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE:
Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City supporting a reasonable and comprehensive
approach to immigration reform.
PREPARED BY: Leslie Deese, City Manager DEPARTMENT: City M
PHONE: 619-336-4240 APPROVED BY•
EXPLANATION:
See Attached
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
ACCOUNT NO. N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
N/A
ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION:
FINAL ADOPTION:
APPROVED:
APPROVED:
Finance
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
For Council consideration
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution
2) Staff Report
Introduction
Immigration reform is an important issue currently being discussed and debated
at the federal level. On April 17, 2013, the bipartisan group of Senators, known
as the "Gang of Eight," introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity,
and Immigration Modernization Act (the "Bill"). The Bill includes numerous
revisions to the current immigration system, including border security
improvements, prospective legalization for those currently in the United States
under unlawful status, and updates to the immigration legal system. Members of
the House of Representatives are also drafting bipartisan immigration reform
legislation, but no completion date is imminent.
Locally, resolutions that have passed in support of immigration reform include the
City of San Diego and the City of Chula Vista, the San Diego Unified School
District, the San Diego Community College District, and the Southwestern
Community College District.
On April 2, 2013, the City Council of National City discussed the subject of
immigration reform and directed the formation of an ad -hoc committee to draft a
resolution in support of reforming the immigration system in a way that allows for
a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently living in the
United States. The City Council also directed the draft resolution reflect National
City's demographic and diverse makeup of our residents.
The ad -hoc committee, consisting of the members named below, provides for
City Council consideration of a draft resolution in support of a reasonable and
comprehensive approach to immigration reform.
• Vice Mayor Luis Natividad
• Councilmember Alejandra Sotelo-Solis
• Pedro Rios, San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium
• Police Chief Manuel Rodriguez
• City Manager Leslie Deese