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RESOI',HT ION NOo 82-32 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING REFORM OF ENFORCEMENT METHODS OF THE UNITED IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REL:adg 3/9/82 WHEREAS, the United States Immi( Naturalization Service (INS) reportedly 'area control' enforcement efforts, whi( apprehension of undocumented aliens by places of work, transportation, recre and and to double its means the and raids on and residence; WHEREAS, this is likely to be within the Hispanic pot effort in Orange County undocumented aliens the City of Santa Ana; and WHEREAS, this solely on the ~elzure on personal race; and method relies almost aliens based primarily ~uch as language, ethnicity, and WHEREA~ ne ig hborhoods, involves nforcement method severely disrupts and places of business, and often civil and human rights; and WHEREA completely ineffe undocumented as less in the ir year; lis enforcement method is almost ive in controlling the settlement of s in the interior of the United States, percent (4%) of the undocumented workers the United States are apprehended each the un with a com President Reagan's Administration has of immigration reforms that would replace and inefficient 'area control' enforcement method and efficient method based on voluntary and employer cooperation; and WHEREAS, the Immigration Subcommittees of the ~tates Senate and House of Representatives expect floo action mn the Administration's proposals within 30 to 60 and WHEREAS, continued aggressive use of the unfair a~d inefficient 'area control' enforcement method could undermine broad support for immigration reform, and prevent a shift to a fair and efficient enforcement method;