Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
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SUBSTITUTE: Opposing local immigration policies that encourage discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity and immigration status and calling on the federal government to enact and enforce uniform and effective immigration policies.
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WHEREAS the City of Madison recognizes its diversity as one of its greatest strengths and appreciates the culture and history of our various communities of people, including our immigrant communities, all of whom add to the greatness of our City; and,
WHEREAS the City of Madison has a proud history of supporting policies that prohibit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and disability; and.
WHEREAS the United States Supreme Court has held in the case of Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong, 426 U.S. 88 (1976), that Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution confers upon Congress the power to legislate immigration law and set immigration policy; and,
WHEREAS the failure to achieve a uniform and effective comprehensive immigration reform at the Federal level undermines respect for all immigrants and engenders an atmosphere of divisiveness, fear and mistrust that is unhealthy for our society, and especially harmful for a diverse community like Madison; and,
WHEREAS the City of Madison opposes immigration-related laws, practices and policies by state and local jurisdictions that risk racial and ethnic profiling and restrict the teaching of the cultures and histories of our diverse communities; and,
WHEREAS immigration policies and enforcement practices that are enacted at local and state levels in a piecemeal manner result in lack of uniformity; and,
WHEREAS utilizing local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws have been resisted by many police agencies because, instead of making the communities safer, these efforts have had the effect of alienating the immigrant communities and reducing cooperation with the ...
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