HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.05.13 - 34438MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21135
BY: Commissioner William Miller, District #14
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2021
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in February 2021, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Representative Linda Sanchez (D-
CA) introduced identical bills "to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root cause of
migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigration visa system, and for
other purposes." The short title of the bill is the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021; and
WHEREAS this bill embodies the legislative proposal that President Biden announced on day one of his
new administration; and
WHEREAS this bill provides hardworking people who enrich our communities every day and who have
lived here for years, in some cases for decades, an opportunity to earn citizenship; and
WHEREAS this legislation, among other provisions, would:
• Establish an 8-year path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. by
January 1, 2021,
• Provide an expedited path to citizenship for farm workers and undocumented young people who
arrived in the U.S. as children with temporary protected status under Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA),
• Replace the word "alien" with "non -citizen" in law,
• Raise the per -country caps on family and employment -based legal immigration numbers,
• Repeal the penalty that prohibits undocumented immigrants who leave the country from returning
to the U.S. for between three (3) and ten (10) years,
• Expand transnational antidrug task forces in Central America,
• Increase funding for technology at the southern border; and
WHEREAS this legislation modernizes the U.S. immigration system, prioritizes keeping families together,
grows the U.S. economy, responsibly manages the border with smart investments, addresses the root
causes of migration from Central America, and ensures that the United States remains a refuge for those
fleeing persecution; and
WHEREAS this bill also creates an earned path to citizenship for our immigrant neighbors, colleagues,
parishioners, community leaders, friends, and loved ones —including DREAMers and the essential workers
who have risked their lives to serve and protect American communities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby supports
the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this human framework for immigration reform will fundamentally
transform the U.S. immigration system by providing 11 million undocumented immigrants with a pathway
to citizenship, growing the U.S. economy, addressing root causes of migration, and effectively managing
our borders.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of
the United States House of Representatives and members of the Michigan congressional delegation.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Commissioner William Miller
District #14
Resolution #21135
March 25, 2021
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee.
There were no objections.
Resolution #21135 May 13, 2021
Moved by Nelson seconded by Miller the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Weipert, Woodward, Cavell,
Charles, Gershenson, Hoffman. (13)
NAYS: Joliet, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Moss, Gingell. (7)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
rtrSULU h"0q TO BECOME EFFECTIVE
WITHOUT COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SIGNATURE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May 13, 2021,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the sea) of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 13t^ day of May, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County