HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2017-222RESOLUTION NO. 2017-222
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING THE DREAM ACT OF 2017
WHEREAS, in September 2017 President Trump and U.S. Attorney General Sessions
announced a March 2018 end to a DOJ program that shields certain young undocumented
immigrants ("Dreamers") from deportation; and
WHEREAS, President Trump and Attorney General Sessions urged Congress to use that
6 -month period to pass legislation that would replace the program; and
WHEREAS, the Dream Act of 2017, S. 1615, is pending in the United States Senate; and
WHEREAS, an identical bill of the same name, H.R. 3440 (collectively herein "the
Dream Act"), is pending in the United States House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, the Dream Act would provide an eventual path to citizenship for those
"Dreamers" who meet all requirements of the bill; and
WHEREAS, according to bill summaries, the Dream Act would direct the Department
of Homeland Security to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a
conditional basis to young undocumented immigrants who are inadmissible or deportable or are
in temporary protected status who: (1) have been continuously physically present in the United
States for four years preceding the bills' enactment; (2) were younger than 18 years of age on the
initial date of U.S. entry; (3) are not inadmissible on criminal, security, terrorism, or other
grounds; (4) have not participated in persecution; (5) have not been convicted of specified
federal or state offenses; and (6) have fulfilled specified educational requirements; and
WHEREAS, according to bill summaries, the Dream Act would require the Department
of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of "Dreamers" who have
been lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, a "Dreamer" who was
granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status unless that person has engaged
in conduct that would make them ineligible for DACA; and
WHEREAS, according bill summaries, the Dream Act would prohibit the Department of
Homeland Security from (1) granting conditional permanent resident status without the
submission of biometric and background data, and completion of background and medical
checks; and (2) disclose or use information provided in applications filed under the Dream Act or
in DACA requests for immigration enforcement purposes; and
WHEREAS, according bill summaries, the Dream Act would prescribe the conditions
under which the Department of Homeland Security (1) may terminate a person's conditional
permanent residents status, and (2) shall adjust a person's conditional status to permanent
resident status; and
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WHEREAS, according to bill summaries, the Dream Act (1) sets forth documentation
requirements for establishing DACA eligibility, and (2) repeals the denial of a "Dreamer's"
eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence; and
WHEREAS, more than 400 Chief Executive Officers of America's largest corporations,
including the CEOs of such companies as AT&T, Best Buy, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft,
Facebook and Alphabet, have signed a letter calling upon the administration to "preserve the
DACA program," and calling upon Congress to "pass the bipartisan DREAM Act or legislation
that provides these young people raised in our country the permanent solution they deserve;"
and
WHEREAS, at the November 21, 2017 Council meeting, members of the public and the
City Council advocated for the Dream Act and asked the City Council to pass a support
resolution at the next meeting; and
WHEREAS, City Council directed staff to bring back a resolution supporting the Dream
Act, and this Resolution implements that direction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista embraces the diversity of its residents, students and
members of its workforce, and encourages the participation of all residents in community life.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it urges the U.S. Congress to support the Dream Act of 2017.
Presented by
Gary 14albert
City Manage
Approved as to form by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 5th day of December 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Sos, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Qelow, / C, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2017-222 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 5th day of December 2017.
Executed this 5th day of December 2017.
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Kerry K. B U elow, C, City Clerk