City of Philadelphia - File #: 110313

• File #: 110313
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/28/2011
• In control: Committee on Legislative Oversight
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings on immigration reform and the Pennsylvania Compact.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember DiCicco

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/28/2011	0	Committee on Legislative Oversight	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/28/2011	0	Committee on Legislative Oversight	HEARING HELD
6/28/2011	0	Committee on Legislative Oversight	RECESSED
5/5/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
4/28/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass

Title
Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings on immigration reform and the Pennsylvania Compact.
Body
WHEREAS, Philadelphia has a diverse mix of immigrants and refugees. Among similar regions, the Philadelphia region has the largest and fastest growing immigration population, which now stands at over 500,000; and

WHEREAS, Much of the information about undocumented immigrants and immigration reform is erroneous and designed to raise fears and concerns rather than facts about immigration reform; and

WHEREAS, Although immigration reform is a federal issue, many jurisdictions, including cities and states, have introduced and/or passed legislation that in many cases contradicts federal law. Currently, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has numerous bills before the General Assembly that target immigrants and which violate federal law and precedent; and

WHEREAS, It is in our collective best interest as a City, Commonwealth and Nation to develop a common-sense approach to immigration reform that includes smart and effective border enforcement, promotes economic security and is a rational approach to the undocumented population, and protects the rights and security of Americans; and

WHEREAS, Advocacy groups including PICC, HIAS and Council, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry, the Pennsylvania ACLU, the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Interfaith Alliance of PA, Esperanza, the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and the Mennonite Central Committee have worked together to develop The Pennsylvania Compact, a declaration of five principles to guide Pennsylvania's immigration discussion and policy making; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That authority be given to the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on immigration reform in Philadelphia and adoption of The Pennsylvania Compact.


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