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i <br />The Law Off ices of <br /># FRANCES PRIZZIA <br />May 4, 2021 <br />My name is Frances -Marie A. Prizzia, and I am a resident of Orange County, and a daughter of <br />a Filipina immigrant mothr. I am writing to ask you to vote Yes on Agenda Item 21 - the <br />resolution in support of the VISION Act (AB 937 - Carrillo) on Tuesday, May 4. Thank you <br />to Councilmember Phan and Mayor Sarmiento for putting it on the agenda. <br />The VISION Act addresses anti -Asian violence and puts an end to the cycle of trauma for Black, <br />Latinx, and Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee communities who are being double punished <br />through incarceration and deportation in California. <br />Please vote yes on the city resolution in support of the VISION Act. Thank you for your local <br />leadership in setting a standard for bold and strong immigrant rights advocacy. <br />As a criminal defense attorney of over 15 years, I have seen first hand how my clients are deeply <br />affected by the current laws that allow continued detention and deportation after serving their <br />allotted time in jail. They are stripped of their ability to reunite with their families and their <br />ability to continue to work as members of our society. More often than not, those who are <br />arrested for crimes, not even being found guilty, but awaiting their chance to fight charges in <br />court, suddenly face an immigration hold. Regardless of the outcome in their criminal cases, they <br />are placed in immigration custody where and then faced with deportation. I have also had several <br />immigrant clients who would be best treated via diversion programs or some sort of mental <br />health programs but are denied due to their immigration status. This is heartbreaking and a <br />violation of our Constitutional that focuses on equal protection of those who live and work in our <br />country. <br />Thank you for your local leadership in setting a standard for bold and strong immigrant rights <br />advocacy. Please confirm receipt of this email correspondence. <br />Best regards, <br />Esq. <br />5000 Birch Street, Suite 3000 1 Newport Beach, CA 92660 1 (714) 362-0157 1 (949) 266-9374 fax <br />www.prizzialegaltearr.com <br />