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Resolution: R-08-0266
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 08-00538 Final Action Date: 5/8/2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING PRESIDENT BUSH
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, Haitian President Rene Preval has written to President Bush asking the United
States government to extend Temporary Protective Status ("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 and can last up to 18 months;
and
WHEREAS, Haitian workers in the United States support relatives back home with remittances to
Haiti from the United States estimated to be more than $1 billion; and
WHEREAS, TPS would only apply to Haitians already in the United States and could actually
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, no city in America feels Haiti's pain as much as Miami, where our hardworking Haitian
community has made a positive impact on our diverse city and continues to support fellow
countrymen in dire need in Haiti;
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 George W. Bush and the members of the
United States Congress to grant temporary protective status to Haitians in the United States.
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
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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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