BILL NUMBER: SR 25	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Calderon

                        JANUARY 23, 2014

   Relative to immigration.


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             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, According to the Pew Hispanic Center, in 2011, there were
11.1 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States;
and
   WHEREAS, Deportations have reached record levels under President
Obama, rising to an annual average of nearly 400,000 since 2009; and
   WHEREAS, According to Congress members Raul M. Grijalva and Yvette
Clarke, although the Obama Administration reportedly prioritized
deporting only criminals, many individuals with no criminal history
have been consistently deported; and
   WHEREAS, Increased deportations and a continuously broken
immigration system exacerbate the living conditions of United States
citizen children whose parents have been deported; and
   WHEREAS, Separation of children from their parents, irrespective
of immigration status, always results in severe consequences for
young children who are left with no parental guidance or care and a
highly unstable financial situation; and
   WHEREAS, As immigration continues to be at the center of a
national debate, President Obama and Congress must implement a more
humanitarian immigration policy that keeps families together; and
   WHEREAS, California is home to approximately 10.3 million
immigrants of which approximately 2.6 million are unauthorized to
live in the United States; and
   WHEREAS, Many members of Congress recently signed a letter
requesting President Obama to suspend any further deportations; and
   WHEREAS, California is home to a large number of unauthorized
immigrants from all parts of the world, this state should therefore
make it a priority to keep families together and continue to press
President Obama and Congress for a solution to our broke federal
immigration system; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
urges President Obama to take executive action to suspend any
further deportations of unauthorized individuals with no serious
criminal history; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States,
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority
Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from
California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author
for appropriate distribution.