City of Milwaukee - File #: 141631

• File #: 141631
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution-Immediate Adoption
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/10/2015
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/10/2015
• Title: Resolution authorizing and directing the City Attorney, on behalf of the City, to sign onto an amicus brief being coordinated by the Cities United for Immigration Action Coalition supporting President Obama’s executive action on immigration policy and challenging the action brought in the lawsuit Texas, et. al. v. United States of America, et. al., in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
• Sponsors: ALD. PEREZ, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. WADE, ALD. DAVIS, ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: IMMIGRANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/19/2015	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/10/2015	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Add as Co-sponsors: Ald. Bauman Ald. Kovac Ald. Hamilton Ald. Wade Ald. Davis Ald. Murphy there were no objections	Pass	13:2

Number
141631
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. PEREZ, HAMILTON, KOVAC, BAUMAN, WADE, DAVIS, MURHPY
Title
Resolution authorizing and directing the City Attorney, on behalf of the City, to sign onto an amicus brief being coordinated by the Cities United for Immigration Action Coalition supporting President Obama’s executive action on immigration policy and challenging the action brought in the lawsuit Texas, et. al. v. United States of America, et. al., in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Analysis
This resolution supports President Obama’s executive action of November 24, 2014 on immigration policy to grant millions of undocumented immigrants temporary legal status, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation.

The resolution also directs the City Attorney, on behalf of the City, to sign onto an amicus brief being coordinated by the Cities for United Immigration Action Coalition supporting the executive action in a lawsuit brought by Texas and 24 other states, Texas, et. al. v. United Sates of America, et. al., in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee prides itself as a community that welcomes immigrants from countries and regions throughout the world, celebrates diversity and appreciates contributions that immigrants have made to the city, state and nation; and

Whereas, The Congress of the United States has considered and debated reforms of the immigration system over the years without resolution; and

Whereas, On November 20, 2014, President Barack Obama took executive action on immigration policy which provides temporary legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation; and

Whereas, The executive action offers temporary legal status to the undocumented parents of children who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, allows millions of undocumented immigrants to be eligible to apply for wo...