HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-mail - Discussion ItemHernandez, Julia D.
From: Castaneda, Frank
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:53 PM
To: Hernandez, Julia D.
Subject: RE: Pocket Item April 24 STP Deportation of Venezuelan and support approval of TPS
Great Thank you
From: Hernandez, Julia D.
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:11 PM
To: Castaneda, Frank
Cc: Mendez, Victoria; Alfonso, Daniel J.
Subject: RE: Pocket Item April 24 STP Deportation of Venezuelan and support approval of TPS
Hi Frank,
Per our conversation, the following discussion item will be placed on the District 1 Page as follows:
DISCUSSION URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO APPROVE TEMPORARY PROTECTION STATUS (TPS) FOR
VENEZUELANS AND STOP DEPORTATION OF SAME.
Please confirm.
Thank you,
Julia D. Hernandez
City of Miami
Agenda Coordinator
Phone: 305-416-2077
Fax: 305-416-2075
Email:jdhernandez@miamigov.com
From: Castaneda, Frank
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 11:53 AM
To: Mendez, Victoria; Hernandez, Julia D.; Alfonso, Daniel J.
Subject: Pocket Item April 24 STP Deportation of Venezuelan and support approval of TPS
Commissioner Gort is requesting a Resolution at the next Commission Meeting urging the President to support the
approval of TPS for Venezuelans and also to stop deportations of same. Thank you
From: Gort, Wifredo (Commissioner)
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 11:43 AM
To: Castaneda, Frank
Subject: FW: Request Agenda
1
Please place on agenda.
Thank you,
Wifredo "Willy" Gort
Commissioner, District 1
City of Miami
From: Carmen Jaqueline Gimenezjmailto:carmenjgimenez@ausa-refugees.coml
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:06 AM
To: Gort, Wifredo (Commissioner)
Subject: Request Agenda
Dear Mr. Gort:
We hope this Email finds you well.
My name is Carmen Gimenez and I am registered as lobbyist for the organization USA Refugees & Immigrants (non-
profit)
Through this Email we are requesting your office to support our petition to the Secretary of Homeland Security and Mr.
President to Stop Deportations and approve a TPS for Venezuelans.
The resolution you approved was 14-0220 Is not related to Venezuelans living in USA as the resolution we are asking for.
We please you to add me to the agenda on the next Council Meeting (April 24th) so we can make the petition for a
resolution to support the approval of a TPS for Venezuelans and also to Stop Deportation of Venezuelans
That resolution will be added to other cities resolution and will be sent to The Secretary of Homeland Security and Mr.
President to consider the approval that I mentioned before
I will spend between 3 and 5 minutes explaining the need of that resolutions and the facts that Venezuelans need that
protective status.
Here the resolution model we are proposing.
Best Regards,
We have this as proposal to the City of Miami
Whereas, on April 15th 2013, the US Senate Bi-Partisan Committee on Immigration Reform proposed
legislation to fix our Country's broken immigration policies and,
Whereas, according to the PEW Hispanic Center, in 2011, there were 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants
living in the United States and,
Whereas deportations have reached annual level of nearly 400.000 since 2009, and
Whereas, according to Congress members Raul M. Grijalva and Ivette Clarke, although Mr. President
administration reportedly prioritized deporting only criminals , many individuals with no criminal history has
been consistently deported and,
Whereas, increased venezuelans deportations and a continuation of broken immigration policies exacerbate
the living conditions of USA citizen children whose parents has been deported, and
Whereas, separation of children from their venezuelan parents, regardless of immigration status, always
results in severe consequences for young children who are left with no parental guidance or care and a highly
unstable financial situation, and
Whereas, it is necessary to expand the protection to our future citizens that were established by the Deferred
Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and grant it to the family and neighbors and all those who are
made their lives here but are yet to be fully recognized, and
Whereas, many venezuelans undocumented workers have being fired from their jobs by means of 1-9 audits
and the use of E-Verify system, both of which are method of enforcing employer sanctions, and
2
Whereas, Mr. President and his administration has the power to discontinuing these methods of enforcing
immigration law, and the Secretary of Homeland Security has the power to approve a Temporary Protection
Status (TPS) for humanitarian causes,
Whereas in the city of Miami are living a lot of Venezuelans out of legal immigration status,
Whereas the Venezuela ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary conditions, provoque Venezuelans living in
US will suffer terrible humanitarian consequences, as physical, moral and psychologic, if they return to their
country
Whereas Venezuelans are contributing with the progress of this city and this country,
Whereas the City of Miami has more than 70% hispanic/Latino population, many of them are Venezuelans and
many of them has it immigration status expired,
Whereas, the City of Miami is home of many unauthorized immigrants from many parts of the world, including
venezuelans, the city should therefore make it priority to keep families together and continue to press
Congress and Mr. President for a solution to our broken federal immigration system;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that by adoption of this resolution, the City Council of the City of
Miami hereby includes in it 2013-2014 Federal Legislative Program support for administrative action to
suspend any further deportations of unauthorized venezuelan individuals with no serious criminal history to
extend Deferred Action to all eligible undocumented members of Venezuela immigrant families and to end
firings Venezuelan undocumented workers by ending the 1-9 audits and the use of E-Verify System, and
encourage the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a TPS (Temporary Protection Status) for
Venezuelans whose immigration status have expired
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the council of the City of Miami at its regular meeting on April 24rd,
2014.
Carmen J Gimenez
CEO -DP
USA Refugees & Immigrants
Miami- Florida
www.USA-Refugees.com
carmenigimenez a.USA-Refugees.com
786 317 4255
3