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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-XXX <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ENDORSING THE FEDERAL DREAM ACT <br />OF 2009. <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. The City of Santa Ana is home to many immigrants, documented and <br />undocumented, from all over the world. <br />B. Students in the United States are denied access to and prevented from <br />pursuing their dreams of going to college each year because they have no <br />legal residency status. <br />C. Current Federal Law discourages states from providing in-state tuition <br />without regard to immigration status. <br />D. Current Federal Law denies the petition of undocumented immigrant <br />students who have grown up in the United States who apply for legal <br />residency. <br />E. Despite the fact that many of these children have grown up in the U.S., <br />attended local schools, and have demonstrated a sustained commitment <br />to succeed in the educational system, immigration laws provide no avenue <br />for these students to become legal residents. <br />F. Many of these children were brought to the U.S. by their parents at an age <br />at which they were too young to understand the legality of their arrival or <br />lack of departure in the case of those who over-stay a visa. <br />G. The DREAM Act, also known as the Development, Relief, and Education <br />for Alien Minors Act (S. 729), was introduced on March 26, 2009, by <br />Senators Dick Durbin and Richard Lugar in the Senate. This bill would <br />allow immigrant students who have grown up in this country, graduated <br />from high school, and have no criminal record, to go to cottage and <br />legalize their immigration status. <br />Resolution No. 2009-XXX <br />55A-3 Page 1 of 3 <br />