Various members of the Los Angeles city council will introduce a package of legislation aimed at protecting residents of immigrants and strengthening the city ordinance of the sanctuary.
During a press conference on Tuesday morning, councilors and other local leaders met to announce their plan for new legislation Various executive orders signed by President Trump To combat immigration.
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“The legislation will ensure that we are prepared and that we are ready to fight back, involving an extensive” know your rights campaign “throughout the city, so that immigrants and employees understand their rights and not fall victim to Ice Intimidation, “said councilor Hugo Soto-Martinez.
Martinez leads the management of legislation. He shared a bit about his own family and the obstacles that they had to overcome as immigrants.
The legislation hopes to create enforcement reports to follow ice raids, improve immigration support at LAX to prepare for possible travel bans and to keep local organizations for immigration rights financed.
Martinez mentioned the immigration -oriented orders of Mr. Trump ‘de-Humanizing’.
Councilor Eunisses Hernandez has promoted Martinez’s thoughts by adding that immigrants are important for the progress of the city.
“We made Los Angeles A Reljomstomad Because we remember the first Trump administration. We saw the raids, children of their parents torn, employees disappeared at night, communities terrorized in silence, “said Hernandez.
She said that “one in three Angelenos are immigrants,” and they must be protected.
Councilor Ysabel Jurado also spoke at the press conference, she shared a bit of the journey from her parents to the US Jurado said that her formally fled the Philippines without paper parents who escaped war and authoritarianism.
Jurado said that immigrants are not allowed to live in fear.
The legislation will be presented to the city council on Tuesday afternoon.
“With this legislation we ensure that Los Angeles is prepared for everything that comes our way. We send a very clear message that LA is for everyone,” said Martinez.