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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-019 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA OPPOSING STATE OF ARIZONA SB 1070 <br />AND URGING THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS <br />OF THE UNITED STATES TO WORK ON <br />COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM. <br />Section 1.The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br />A. On April 23, 2010, the Arizona Governor signed Arizona Senate Bill 1070 <br />(Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act), requiring all <br />local law enforcement to investigate a person's immigration status when there <br />is a reasonable suspicion that the person is in the Country unlawfully, <br />regardless of whether that person is suspected of a crime; and, <br />B. Arizona's law permits the arrest of a person by local law enforcement, without <br />a warrant, if there is suspicion that the person is not in the United States <br />legally; and, <br />C. This law does not prohibit law enforcement officers from solely relying on <br />factors such as race, ethnicity, national origin or language to determine who <br />to investigate; and, <br />D. This law encourages racial profiling and violates Fourteenth Amendment <br />guarantees of due process and equal protection for U.S. citizens, legal <br />residents and visitors who are detained for suspicion of being in the Country <br />unlawfully; and, <br />E. This law will have a chilling effect on victims and witnesses, regardless of <br />legal status, choosing to forego reporting crime or testifying to a crime to <br />prevent immigration-related interrogation, discriminatory treatment and arrest. <br />Accordingly, this law will severely undermine law enforcement's ability to <br />effectively maintain public safety resulting in increased crime; and, <br />F. The City of Santa Ana considers the safety of its residents an unconditional <br />priority, and strives to protect the community from all criminals, irrespective of <br />legal status. The practice, which will remain unchanged, when the arrest and <br />booking of an undocumented person suspected of having committed an <br />offense occurs, is to place a temporary hold on the accused, and thereafter <br />notify federal immigration officials to determine deportation enforcement upon <br />conviction; and <br />Resolution No. 2010-019 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />