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As CLUE, we educate, organize, and mobilize the faith community to accompany <br />workers and their families in their struggle for good jobs, dignity, and justice. <br />CLUEMay <br />arm <br />Mayorr Sarmiento <br />Santa Ana City Council <br />Santa Ana, California <br />Re: AB 937 The VISION Act SUPPORT <br />Clergy & Laity United <br />for Economic Justice <br />Dear Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Council Members, <br />Board <br />My name is David Jaimes with Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE). On <br />Rev. Gary Williams <br />Saint Mark United Methodist <br />behalf of CLUE, I am writing to ask you to vote Yes on Agenda Item 21 -the <br />Church <br />Chair <br />resolution in support of the VISION Act (AB 937 - Carrillo) on Tuesday, May 4. <br />Mary Stancavage <br />Thank you to Councilmember Phan and Mayor Sarmiento for putting it on the agenda. <br />Meditation Coalition <br />Chair <br />Derek smith <br />UFCW 324 <br />The VISION Act is a state bill that would stop the practice of transferring immigrants and <br />Treasurer <br />Rabbi Dr. Stephen J. Einstein <br />refugees who have already been deemed eligible for release from being transferred by <br />Congregation B'nal Tzedek <br />jails anour state P system toimmigration local 'aild prison s detention. The VISION Act takes <br />secretary <br />Vivian Rothstein <br />urgent and necessary strides toward ensuring that millions of dollars in local and state tax <br />Santa Monica CLUE Committee <br />Chair of Personnel <br />dollars are not used to put immigrants in dangerous health conditions in immigration <br />Michael Soto <br />NUHW <br />detention and separate immigrant families and communities. <br />Chair of Development <br />La Mikia Castillo <br />Castillo Consulting Partners <br />Furthermore, the VISION Act addresses anti -Asian violence and puts an end to the cycle <br />Rev. Dr. Sarah Halverson-Cano <br />Irvine United Congregational <br />of trauma and violence for Black, Latinx, and Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee <br />Church <br />Griselda Marlscal <br />communities who are being double punished through incarceration and deportation. <br />RaHW <br />Rabb)bbi Daniel Mehlman <br />Countless refugee community members who survived war and violence and were <br />Temple Ner Tamil <br />incarcerated as youth are now being indefinitely placed in ICE detention in California due <br />Glynndana Shevlln <br />Disney Worker, UNITE HERE 11 <br />to ICE transfers. <br />Bishop Mary Ann Swenson <br />United Methodist Church (Ret.) <br />Malls" McCarthy <br />Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles <br />In 2016, Santa Ana passed the strongest sanctuary city ordinance in the country and <br />All Tweini <br />committed the cit s support with the CA Values Act. This resolution resents another <br />y� PP P <br />Teamsters Local 2010 <br />Jennifer Gutierrez <br />opportunity for Santa Ana to strongly demonstrate its commitment to protecting refugee <br />Museum of Social lustice <br />John Cager <br />and immigrant communities from cruel detention and deportation in the city and <br />Ward African Methodist Episcopal <br />Church <br />statewide. <br />Staff <br />Please vote yes on the city resolution in support of the VISION Act. We thank you for <br />Michelle Sayler, J.D. <br />your local leadership in setting a standard for bold and strong immigrant rights advocacy. <br />Executive Director <br />Jeremy Arnold <br />Please confirm receipt of this email correspondence. <br />Program Director <br />Rev. Juan Carlos Durruthy <br />Sincerely, <br />Faith -Rooted Organizer <br />Lucero Garcia <br />Faith -Rooted Organizer <br />Ashley Gonzales <br />Faith -Rooted Organizer <br />David JOhanan JaimeS <br />David JaimeS <br />Faith -Rooted Organizer <br />f Faith -Rooted Organizer orImmigration <br />g <br />Pastor Cue JnMarie <br />Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice <br />Faith -Rooted Organizer <br />daimes C1Ue UStrce.Or <br />Adam Overton <br />J J g <br />Faith -Rooted Organizer <br />Riya Patel <br />HR/Admin Manager <br />Guillermo Torres <br />Director of Immigration <br />Jacks Weber <br />Development Director <br />464 Lucas Ave #202 a Los Angeles, CA 90017 a 213-481-3740 a tvww.cluejustice.org a Printed in-house <br />