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Resolution R-17-0208
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 2285 Final Action Date: 4/27/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING PRESIDENT
DONALD J. TRUMP 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.
SPONSOR(S): City Commission
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 Jovenel Moise has asked 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, 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 would only 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, the City of Miami ("City") is particularly sympathetic to Haiti's pain because
the hardworking Haitian community has so positively impacted the diverse cultures of the City
and because the City is acutely 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 Donald J. Trump and the
members of the United States Congress to grant TPS to Haitians in the United States.
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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.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
_ndez, ity Attor
ey 7/26/2018
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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