PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 10/02/17
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DISCUSSION AND POLICY DIRECTION ON FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES, AS FOLLOWS:
1) RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2015-17 COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKPLAN TO ADD POLICY ITEM IN SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDREN ARRIVALS (DACA) PROGRAM AND CALLING FOR NEW BI-PARTISAN LEGISLATION TO LEGALLY ENACT THE FEDERAL DREAM ACT; AND
2) RESCIND PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2010-049 - OPPOSING STATE OF ARIZONA SB 1070 LAW
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1) The City Manager has no recommendation to the City Council on whether to add support for the Federal DACA program and legislation to legally enact the Federal DREAM Act to the Council's Workplan; and
2) The City Manager recommends the City Council provide direction by minute action to draft a Resolution to rescind previously adopted City Council Resolution 2010-049 as no longer applicable.
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2015-17 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Support for Federal DACA Program is not a current adopted policy contained in the FY 2015-17 Council Priority Workplan, effective October 1, 2016. However, the California Dream Act of 2011 (AB 120/131) Implementation is an adopted policy item under the adopted Council Priority Workplan.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
Federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
On September 18, 2017, on motion made by Vice Mayor Calloway, the City Council under a 3-2 vote directed the FY 2015-17 Council Priority Workplan be considered for amendment to add the following new policy item, as follows:
"Support for the Federal Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) program and to engage with congressional representatives on bipartisan efforts to legally enact the Federal Dream Act."
The Federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has benefitted nearly 800,000 undoc...
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