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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 20, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM <br />RESOLUTION <br />/(Zl , " <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a Resolution in support of comprehensive immigration reform and urge the President of the <br />United States and the 113th Congress to act on such reforms. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In light of recent developments at the federal level regarding immigration reform and the impact <br />this action may have to our community, Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero and Councilmember Vince <br />Sarmiento requested that a resolution supporting immigration be brought to the City Council for <br />consideration. Similar to the City of Anaheim, staff modeled the resolution after the American <br />Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations' (AFL-CIO) Resolution supporting a <br />Road Map to Citizenship for Aspiring Americans, the principles agreed upon by the AFL-CIO and <br />U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Orange County Business Council's recently adopted <br />federal immigration policy. <br />The proposed Resolution expresses many of the principles outlined by both business and labor <br />groups as they work in collaboration to promote comprehensive immigration reform at the federal <br />level. In addition to supporting a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million <br />undocumented immigrants who live in the United States today, the proposed Resolution also <br />supports improved federal programs that would allow businesses the ability to hire certain <br />categories of foreign workers as a means of improving economic competitiveness. The <br />Resolution also outlines the importance of continuing to secure our international borders while <br />also recognizing the importance of family unity as a major component of any immigration policy. <br />If adopted, the attached Resolution will be sent to the President of the United States, <br />Congressional leaders in the House and Senate, as well as members of the 113th Congress <br />representing the City of Santa Ana. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. <br />65A-1