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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 received by the United States Department of Justice, nearly 700 children have yet to be reunited with their parents; and
WHEREAS, it has been attempted through Executive Order to end protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for nearly 800,000 individuals who came to the United States with their families as children; and
WHEREAS, these individuals should be properly recognized as members of our country, in many instances the only country they have ever known. Instead, the previous federal administration's attempts to end DACA have created panic and distress in the DACA-eligible community; and
WHEREAS, the Muslim Ban has restricted travel from targeted nations with predominantly Muslim populations, leading to family separation, discrimination, and injustice; and
WHEREAS, furthermore, these inhumane policies have caused post-traumatic stress ...
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