AJR 49, as introduced, Gonzalez. Immigration: deportation.
This measure would urge President Obama to take executive action to suspend any further deportations of unauthorized individuals with no serious criminal history.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1 1WHEREAS, According to the Pew Hispanic Center, in 2011,
2there were 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants living in the
3United States; and
4WHEREAS, Deportations have reached record levels under
5President Obama, rising to an annual average of nearly 400,000
6since 2009; and
7WHEREAS, According to Members of Congress Raul M.
8Grijalva and Yvette Clarke, although the Obama Administration
9reportedly prioritized deporting only criminals, many individuals
10with no serious criminal history consistently have been deported;
11and
12WHEREAS, Increased deportations and a continuously broken
13immigration system exacerbate the living conditions of United
14States citizen children whose parents have been deported; and
15WHEREAS, Separation of children from their parents,
16irrespective of immigration status, always results in severe
P2 1consequences for young children who are left with no parental
2guidance or care and a highly unstable financial situation; and
3WHEREAS, As immigration continues to be at the center of a
4national debate, President Obama and Congress must implement
5a more humanitarian immigration policy that keeps families
6together; and
7WHEREAS, California is home to approximately 10.3 million
8immigrants of which approximately 2.6 million are not authorized
9to live in the United States; and
10WHEREAS, Many Members of Congress recently signed a
11letter requesting President Obama to suspend any further
12deportations; and
13WHEREAS, Since California is home to a large number of
14unauthorized immigrants from all parts of the world, this state
15should make it a priority to keep families together and continue
16to press President Obama and Congress for a solution to our broken
17federal immigration system; now, therefore, be it
18Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of
19California, jointly, That the Legislature urges President Obama to
20take executive action to suspend any further deportations of
21unauthorized individuals with no serious criminal history; and be
22it further
23Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
24of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United
25States, to the Speaker of the United States House of
26Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate,
27and to each Senator and Representative from California in the
28Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate
29distribution.
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