Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on 1/27/2021 at 11:00 AM

21-1099

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:36:31 GMT

File #: 21-1099
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 12/16/2020
Action: approve
Result: Pass

21-0495

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:36:32 GMT

File #: 21-0495
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE TO PROPOSED RESOLUTION #21-0495 COOK COUNTY CALLS UPON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO PROTECT THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHEN THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES WHEREAS, the United States is a nation of diverse immigrants; and WHEREAS, one in seven individuals residing in the United States are immigrants according to 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) data; and WHEREAS, a strong and vibrant community cannot function until all people living and working, regardless of their race, skin color, national origin, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or place of birth, have equal rights and protections under the law; and WHEREAS, the country’s already flawed immigration system has been further damaged in recent years which has encouraged and normalized discrimination and harassment against the immigrant community; and WHEREAS, the system has forced the separation of thousands of families seeking asylum including nursing mothers from their young children. According to a recent communication re
Action: accept as substituted
Result: Pass

21-0495

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:36:47 GMT

File #: 21-0495
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE TO PROPOSED RESOLUTION #21-0495 COOK COUNTY CALLS UPON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO PROTECT THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHEN THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES WHEREAS, the United States is a nation of diverse immigrants; and WHEREAS, one in seven individuals residing in the United States are immigrants according to 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) data; and WHEREAS, a strong and vibrant community cannot function until all people living and working, regardless of their race, skin color, national origin, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or place of birth, have equal rights and protections under the law; and WHEREAS, the country’s already flawed immigration system has been further damaged in recent years which has encouraged and normalized discrimination and harassment against the immigrant community; and WHEREAS, the system has forced the separation of thousands of families seeking asylum including nursing mothers from their young children. According to a recent communication re
Action: recommend for approval as substituted
Result: Pass