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SRC03/10/14 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -012 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND <br />AS A COROLLARY TO SANTA ANA RESOLUTION NO. <br />2013 -023 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR <br />COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM <br />AND URGING THE 113TH CONGRESS TO ENACT <br />REFORMS THAT SECURE OUR BORDERS, ENSURE <br />ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND PROMOTE STRONGER <br />COMMUNITIES, NOW FURTHER URGING PRESIDENT <br />OBAMA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO <br />PROTECT OUR FAMILIES FROM DESTRUCTIVE AND <br />NEEDLESS IMMIGRATION DEPORTATIONS BY <br />SEEKING LEGISLATION TO EXPAND THE SUCCESSFUL <br />DEFERRED ACTION PROGRAM TO INDIVIDUALS WITH <br />NO SERIOUS CRIMINAL HISTORY <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, on May 20, 2013, <br />unanimously approved Resolution No. 2013 -023 in support of comprehensive federal <br />immigration reform, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein; and <br />WHEREAS, in approving Resolution No. 2013 -023, the City specifically recognized <br />the economic, social and cultural contributions immigrants bring to their communities and, <br />in particular, to the City of Santa Ana, that family unity is a component of a strong <br />economy, and re- unification of families has been a key part of federal immigration policy for <br />almost fifty years; and <br />WHEREAS, while Congress proceeds with consideration of comprehensive <br />federal immigration reform relating to the over 11 million undocumented residents in the <br />U.S., deportations under the Obama administration have reached record levels with <br />1,100 people deported daily; and <br />WHEREAS, the rise in deportations under the current immigration system <br />harm the living conditions of U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents who have <br />been deported; and <br />WHEREAS, the consequences of such separation of children from parents are <br />cruel as they are left in situations of financial instability without parental guidance; and <br />Resolution No. 2014 -012 <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />8595315.1 <br />