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Resolution: R-07-0267
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 07-00583 Final Action Date: 5/10/2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF
THE HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS, BASED ON THE "WET-FOOT/DRY-FOOT" POLICY
AND URGING PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO RESCIND THE DISCRIMINATORY IMMIGRATION
POLICIES AGAINST HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS; REQUESTING TEMPORARY
PROTECTION STATUS BE GRANTED FOR HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS; CALLING FOR
THE EQUAL TREATMENT OF ALL IMMIGRANTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK
TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS DESIGNATED
HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the United States has a long history of welcoming with open arms individuals who
have fled their homeland because of political and economic instability; and
WHEREAS, Haiti is a country that has been plagued by political and economic instability over
several decades; and
WHEREAS, over the years many Haitian migrants have fled their homeland in search of a
politically safe haven and a better life in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the immigration policy of the United States provides for the immediate detention and
deportation of Haitians who arrive to the United States by boat; and
WHEREAS, certain nationals are granted credible fear interviews and often paroled into the
community once they touch dry land, while Haitian migrants are incarcerated indefinitely and denied
due process; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is a home to a vibrant and involved immigrant community;
and
WHEREAS, numerous local civic, religious and political organizations have expressed moral
outrage against the disparate treatment that Haitians have received under the immigration laws of this
country; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission wish to support the application of the "wet-foot/dry-foot"
immigration policy to Haitian migrants and urge that Temporary Protection Status be granted to
Haitian migrants;
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
City of Miami
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reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission expresses its support of the Haitian immigrants, based
on the "wet-foot/dry-foot" policy and urges President George W. Bush and the members of the United
States Congress to rescind the discriminatory immigration policies against Haitian immigrants,
requests Temporary Protection Status be granted for Haitian immigrants, and urges the equal
treatment of all immigrants.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the President, the
Senate Majority Leader, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and all the members of the
United States Congress.
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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