california legislature
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2009
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10 regular session
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 37
Introduced by Assembly Member De Leon
February 19, 2010Assembly Joint Resolution No. 37
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Relative to immigration.
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AJR 37, as introduced, De Leon. Immigration.This measure would specify principles for repairing the nation
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sbroken immigration system and would urge Congress and the Presidentof the United States to take a comprehensive and workable approachto improving the nation
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s immigration system using those principles.
Fiscal committee: no.
123456789101112131415WHEREAS, The United States of America was founded byimmigrants who traveled around the world seeking a better life;andWHEREAS, The current immigration system is broken. Itseparates families, reduces the effectiveness of national securityprograms, contributes to labor abuses, and creates long backlogsfor families seeking naturalization. Further, it neglects the hardwork and
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nancial contributions immigrants make to our country;andWHEREAS, It is estimated that about 11 million undocumentedimmigrants are in the United States; andWHEREAS, California has one of the biggest populations of immigrants, both legal and undocumented; andWHEREAS, Immigrants and their children comprise nearlyone-half of California
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s population and live and work in all 58
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12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940counties, most notably in the San Diego, Central Valley, LosAngeles, and greater San Francisco areas; andWHEREAS, Approximately 77% of undocumented immigrantsthat reside in California live with families members that are legalUnited States residents and citizens; andWHEREAS, One in eleven workers in California is anundocumented immigrant, and immigrants are a vibrant,productive, and vital part of the state
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s growing economy, diversecultural fabric, and changing demographics. Immigrant workerpopulations in California are concentrated in a variety of sectors,including leisure and hospitality, construction, food and agriculture,service, transportation, and textile sectors. Many immigrantsthroughout the state even own their own small businesses; andWHEREAS, The integration of immigrants and the developmentof a comprehensive approach to solve our broken immigrationsystem is critical to ensure that our state continues to have a strongeconomy; andWHEREAS, Fixing our broken immigration system would havea positive impact on the economy because moving workers out of a vulnerable underground status produces both short-term andlong-term economic gains. Doing so will strengthen the ability of working families to become more productive, with higher levelsof income and job-generating consumption, and will increase theirnet contributions to tax revenues; andWHEREAS, Fixing our broken immigration system would havea positive impact on the economy in the short and long term.Recent data released by the Center for American Progress indicatesthat legalizing the status of undocumented immigrants workingand living in the United States would create roughly $1.5 trillionin additional GDP growth over 10 years and increase wages forall workers; andWHEREAS, A study released by the University of SouthernCalifornia estimates that the immediate and long-term effects of enacting comprehensive immigration reform would result in a $16billion boost to California
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s economy; andWHEREAS, Modernizing our antiquated and dysfunctionalimmigration system will uphold our nation
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s basic values of fairness, equal opportunity, and respect for the law; andWHEREAS, A comprehensive approach to solve our brokenimmigration system, one that works for all communities and
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