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RESOLUTION NO. 2019 -XXX <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA URGING <br />PRESIDENT TRUMP TO CEASE EFFORTS TO REINTERPRET OR <br />RENEGOTIATE THE 2008 UNITED STATES -VIETNAM REPATRIATION <br />AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO DEPORT VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANTS WHO <br />HAVE LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR DECADES <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. WHEREAS, Many Vietnamese Americans living in the State of California <br />today came to the United States after the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, <br />which marked the beginning of an exodus of over one million Vietnamese <br />who left their homeland fleeing communism in search of freedom and <br />democracy; and <br />B. WHEREAS, Over the past four decades, Vietnamese immigrants have <br />enriched the social, cultural, and economic landscape of the United States <br />and the great State of California; and <br />C. WHEREAS, As new immigrants, Vietnamese Americans overcame social, <br />linguistic, and economic challenges through hard work, achieving success <br />in a plethora of professional fields, including business, military service, <br />politics and law, science and education, literature and journalism, and <br />sports and entertainment; and <br />D. WHEREAS, The State of California is home to more than 500,000 <br />Vietnamese Americans that enrich the social, cultural and economic fabric <br />of our state; and <br />E. WHEREAS, Orange County has the largest Vietnamese population <br />outside of Vietnam; and <br />F. WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans have enhanced California and <br />Orange County's culture through establishment of vibrant Little Saigon <br />communities throughout the state that preserve Vietnamese heritage, <br />Resolution No. 2019 -XXX <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />55C-3 <br />