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April 3rd, 2018 <br />RE: Defending Sanctuary in Santa Ana <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council Members and Mayor, <br />The undersigned organizations are writing in support of agenda item 85B, a resolution to <br />reaffirm Sanctuary and have the city of Santa Ana join other cities in an amicus brief in support <br />of the state of California against the lawsuit brought forth by U.S. Attorney General, Jeff <br />Sessions, over its recently adopted laws that protect undocumented immigrants. <br />Orange County Board of Supervisors and several other cities such as Los Alamitos, Yorba Linda <br />and Huntington Beach have fueled anti -immigrant sentiment that is divisive and only seeks to <br />create fear and hate in our communities by declaring their stance against SB 54, the state's <br />Sanctuary law. The State of California has taken important steps to support California <br />immigrants by passing SB 54 to prevent local law enforcement resources from being used for <br />immigration enforcement, AB 450 to protect the privacy of immigrants in the workplace, and AB <br />103 to ensure humane conditions for immigrants in detention. <br />Santa Ana is home to a large population of immigrant families and the only Orange County city <br />to have passed a Sanctuary ordinance, which builds on California law to further protect its <br />immigrant community and prevent City resources and personnel from being used for <br />immigration enforcement. It is important that the city counteracts hateful rhetoric and actions <br />rising in the county by reaffirming its commitment to protect immigrant rights. <br />We will not tolerate the scapegoating of immigrants in our community and we will stand up for <br />dignity, respect and to defend Sanctuary. <br />Sincerely, <br />Resilience Orange County <br />National Day Laborer Organizing Network <br />Immigrant Legal Resource Center <br />American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California <br />Western State College of Law Immigration Clinic <br />U.C. Irvine School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic <br />Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities <br />Korean Resource Center <br />El Centro Cultural de Mexico <br />Council on American -Islamic Relations, Greater Los Angeles <br />Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Orange County <br />Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice <br />LGBT Center OC <br />The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights <br />