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Resolution: R-09-0283
File Number: 09-00651
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 6/11/2009
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING PRESIDENT OBAMA
TO GRANT TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS TO HAITIANS IN THE UNITED
STATES; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS AS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and has long suffered through
political instability, financial difficulties, violence, hurricanes and earthquakes; and
WHEREAS, Temporary Protective Status ("TPS") suspends the deportation of undocumented
Haitians already in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Haitian President Rene Preval has asked the United States government to extend
TPS to Haitians; and
WHEREAS, TPS suspends the deportation of undocumented Haitians already in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, TPS status also allows the granting of work permits, effective for up to 18 months;
and
WHEREAS, Haitian workers in the United States support relatives in Haiti with remittances to
them from the United States, which support is estimated to be more than $1 billion; and
WHEREAS, TPS only would apply to Haitians already in the United States and could combat
massive waves of migration by keeping working Haitians in this country so they can continue to earn
money to clothe, feed and house relatives in Haiti; and
WHEREAS, TPS has been granted to natives of several Central American and other nations
undergoing turmoil similar to Haiti's; and
WHEREAS, Miami, is particularly sympathetic to Haiti's pain because the hardworking Haitian
community has so positively impacted the diverse cultures of the City of Miami ("City") and because
the City is accutely aware of the dire needs of Haiti's population;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission urges President Barack H. Obama and the members of
the United States Congress to grant temporary protective status to Haitians in the United States.
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File Number: 09-00651
Enactment Number: R-09-0283
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the President and
Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority
Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from Florida in the Congress of the United
States and to the thirty five municipalities that comprise the Miami -Dade League of Cities.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1 }
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission
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