55C - RESO - DEFERRED ACTION PROGRAM

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SRC03/10/14 RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS A COROLLARY TO SANTA ANA RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -023 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND URGING THE 113TH CONGRESS TO ENACT REFORMS THAT SECURE OUR BORDERS, ENSURE ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND PROMOTE STRONGER COMMUNITIES, NOW FURTHER URGING PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT OUR FAMILIES FROM DESTRUCTIVE AND NEEDLESS IMMIGRATION DEPORTATIONS BY SEEKING LEGISLATION TO EXPAND THE SUCCESSFUL DEFERRED ACTION PROGRAM TO INDIVIDUALS WITH NO SERIOUS CRIMINAL HISTORY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, on May 20, 2013, unanimously approved Resolution No. 2013 -023 in support of comprehensive federal immigration reform, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein; and WHEREAS, in approving Resolution No. 2013 -023, the City specifically recognized the economic, social and cultural contributions immigrants bring to their communities and, in particular, to the City of Santa Ana, that family unity is a component of a strong economy, and re- unification of families has been a key part of federal immigration policy for almost fifty years; and WHEREAS, while Congress proceeds with consideration of comprehensive federal immigration reform relating to the over 11 million undocumented residents in the U.S., deportations under the Obama administration have reached record levels with 1,100 people deported daily; and WHEREAS, the rise in deportations under the current immigration system harm the living conditions of U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents who have been deported; and WHEREAS, the consequences of such separation of children from parents are cruel as they are left in situations of financial instability without parental guidance; and 8595315.1 55C-3