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A
Good
morning,
everyone
we're
just
gonna,
go
ahead
and
give
another
minute
to
have
some
additional
folks
hop
on
give
people
a
chance
to
connect,
and
then
we
will
get
started.
Welcome
to
our
immigration
briefing
and
we'll
go
in
just
about
60.
A
B
B
B
A
Okay,
welcome
everybody.
We
are
so
glad
you
are
all
with
us
this
morning
to
have
a
conversation
and
learn
some
things
about
immigration
reform
in
our
states.
A
I
am
susan,
frederick,
I'm
with
the
national
conference
of
state
legislatures
and
I'm
joined
by
a
very,
very
esteemed
panel
of
mayors,
commissioners
from
the
counties,
state,
legislators
and
town
township
members
as
well,
so
welcome
everyone.
I
am
going
to
announce
that
we
will
have
questions
and
answers.
A
Please
put
them
in
the
chat
box
as
you
think
of
them
as
we
go
through,
and
I
will
go
ahead
and
say
that
this
briefing
is
being
held
on
behalf
of
several
of
our
organizations
representing
state
and
local
elected
officials
of
the
national
conference
of
state
legislatures,
the
united
states
conference
of
mayors,
the
national
league
of
cities
and
the
national
association
of
counties.
So
without
further
ado,
I'm
going
to
turn
the
program
over
to
mayor
jorge
elorza,
from
providence,
rhode
island
to
kick
us
off
and
lead
us
in
our
briefing.
B
Great
thank
you,
susan
and
thank
you
everybody
for
joining
us
today.
So
I,
as
susan
just
mentioned,
I
am
mayor,
jorge
elorza,
from
providence,
rhode,
island.
I
am
the
co-chair
of
the
united
states
conference
of
mayors,
immigration
reform
task
force
and
you'll
meet.
My
other
you'll
meet
the
other
co-chair
the
mayor
of
mesa
arizona,
john
giles
shortly,
but
I
think
it's
really
important
to
point
out
right
from
the
very
beginning
that
we
co-chair
the
immigration
reform
task
force.
John
is
a
republican.
I
am
a
democrat
and
you
know
I
think
it's
just
it.
B
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
other
organizations
that
are
partnering
with
us
today
and
it's
important
that
we
we
make
a
point
of
addressing
immigration
reform
today
and
that
we
do
it
in
a
bipartisan
fashion,
because
it
truly
is
a
bipartisan
issue,
and
let
me
also
welcome
all
of
the
congressional
staff
who
are
with
us
for
for
this
session,
we'd
like
for
you
to
hear
about
the
immigration
issues
from
our
perspectives
from
the
local
and
state
governments,
and
understand
why
it's
so
important
to
all
of
us
that
congress
and
the
administration
work
together
to
fix
the
broken
immigration
system
that
we
have.
B
I
have
to
note
that
there
has
been
progress
on
this
front,
so
we're
really
excited
that
just
yesterday
and
the
house
passed
the
dream
and
the
promise
act
and
also
the
the
farm
workers
modernization
act.
So
we're
really
excited
about
that,
and
especially
after
the
past
four
years,
it
seems
as
though
we've
been
on
the
defensive
all
the
time.
B
This
is
certainly
an
opening
and
an
opportunity
for
us
to
actually
work
together,
move
forward
on
these
issues,
so
I'm
really
excited
about
it,
and
I
hope
that
the
senate
is
also
going
to
act
on
these
and
other
bills.
So
let
me
introduce
all
the
folks
that
we
have
participating
here
today
from
various
state
and
local
governments.
First,
I
want
to
recognize
commissioner
bill
truex
he's
the
chair
from
the
naco
immigration
reform
task
force
and
he
is
from
charlotte
county
in
florida
so
great
to
have
you
with
us.
B
I
was
I
was
born
here
in
the
united
states,
but
I
identify
very
closely
with
the
immigrant
with
the
immigrant
cause,
because
that
those
are
my
parents
and
that's
my
family
all
around,
and
I
can
tell
you
that,
even
though
I
am
an
american
citizen
by
virtue
of
having
been
born
here,
many
of
the
challenges
that
undocumented
immigrants
face
in
this
country,
I
faced
them
as
well.
You
see
my
parents
they
without
having
proper
documentation.
B
You
know
they
would.
They
would
be
very
shy
and
very,
very
anxious
about
signing
up
either
myself
or
my
sister
for
any
kind
of
formal
activities.
I
remember
as
a
child
asking
my
parents
if
I
could
join
little
league,
and
you
know
that
required
a
an
application.
You
had
to
give
your
name
and
where
you
lived,
my
parents
were
always
concerned
about
doing
things
just
like
that.
B
So
there
are
a
number
of
children
who
are
themselves
citizens,
but
their
parents
are
not-
and
perhaps
are
here-
are
undocumented
here
in
the
united
states,
and
they
suffer
the
consequences
of
this
as
well,
but
it's
certainly
not
limited
to
them.
We
in
all
of
our
cities
and
our
counties
and
in
our
in
our
communities.
B
On
top
of
that,
we
also
know
that
there's
a
great
deal
of
human
potential
that
isn't
fully
that
isn't
fully
flourishing
because
of
inherent
limitations
that
undocumented
undocumented
immigrants
face.
I
can
tell
you
here
in
our
city,
you
know,
there's
an
entrepreneurial
spirit.
There
is
something
about
being
an
immigrant
that
makes
you
willing
to
take
on
risk
and
jump
into
the
unknown
and
figure
it
out.
As
you
go,
it's
I
think.
B
I
think
it's
inherent
to
what
makes
you
an
immigrant
to
begin
with,
but
with
a
lack
of
access
to
bank
accounts
with
a
lack
of
access
to
to
capital,
it's
very
difficult
for
these
for
these
folks
to
launch
their
own
businesses,
or
at
least
if
they
do
launch
their
businesses,
it's
very
difficult
for
them
to
scale
up,
and
perhaps,
as
the
the
surest
proof
of
the
inter
of
the
entrepreneurial
spirit
of
our
immigrant
community.
B
For
those
of
you
who
have
traveled
internationally
to
a
developing
country,
I
think
you've
all
experienced
the
same
thing
that
no
sooner
do
you
get
off
the
plane
and
leave
the
airport.
There
was
no
shortage
of
people
trying
to
sell
you
things
that
is
entrepreneurship
at
its
heart
and
it's
something
that
immigrants
bring
with
them
to
this
to
this
country,
there's
so
much
further
and
so
much
more
that
we
can
grow
as
a
society
by
fully
integrating
all
of
the
undocumented
immigrants
and
and
and
undefined
status
individuals
throughout
our
society.
B
B
C
Thank
you.
Mayor
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
moderating
this
panel
today.
My
name
is
bill
truex,
as
you've
heard,
I'm
the
county
commissioner
from
charlotte
county
florida.
I
am
the
current
chairman
of
nato's
immigration
reform
task
force
serving
the
last
of
a
three-year
opportunity
that
initially
took
on
a
little
bit
reluctantly
and
then
dove
in
head.
C
So,
looking
at
those
aspects,
it's
clear
that
immigration
or
our
current
immigration
landscape
is
not
only
an
economic
issue,
but
it's
humanitarian
issue,
and-
and
this
is
something
that
I
saw
on
the
border
when
we-
we
did
a
border
tour
of
el
paso
first
hand
with
a
single
mom
coming
across
from
honduras
and
also
another
one
from
guatemala,
and
it's
very
interesting
to
have
conversations
with
some
of
those
folks,
either
on
the
el
paso
side
or
in
juarez,
where
we
got
to
experience
and
be
educated
by
those
that
were
traveling
to
this
country.
C
Looking
for
better
opportunities.
According
to
recent
data,
immigrants
account
for
24
percent
of
construction
workforce
and
it's
even
higher
in
construction
trades
at
30
percent.
However,
in
the
recent
years,
we've
seen
a
significant
decline
in
the
number
of
newly
arrived
construction
workers
and
although
we've
highly
favorable
economic
conditions,
particularly
in
florida,
the
change
in
our
nation's
immigration
policies
decrease
the
availability
to
our
local
workforces.
C
Absent
these
valuable
workers,
existing
labor
shortages
in
the
home
building
sector
would
be
exacerbated,
leading
to
project
delays,
increased
costs
for
buyers
and
slowed
economic
growth
in
our
industry.
You
know
I've
seen
over
the
years.
I
have
a
concrete
subcontractor
that
I've
been
using
and
I've
known
him
for
a
very
long
period
of
time,
but
he's
been
my
pretty
much
sole
source
guy
for
two,
since
2003.
C
about
60
percent
of
his
workforce
is
from
outside
the
united
states.
You
don't
find
people
wanting
to
come
into
the
construction
industry
in
many
ways,
they're
discouraged
by
family
members.
It
can
be
discouraged
sometimes
within
the
school
systems
themselves,
and
you
know
we
all
know
that
not
everybody
aspires
to
become
a
college
graduate
either
path
can
be
acceptable,
but
what
I
would
tell
you
is
is
that
these
migrant
workers
outperformed
our
us
citizens
on
a
daily
basis.
C
They
learn
quickly.
They
are
very
proud
of
their
efforts
and
so
in
that
industry.
For
me,
what
I
see
it's
very
important
to
have
access
to
that
workforce,
which
is
so
much
needed
at
this
point
in
time.
I
also
know
that
I've
had
interaction
in
the
previous
four
years
about
the
role
of
folks
coming
here
in
other
areas
of
the
marketplace:
the
service
industry,
for
example,
the
general
manager
of
caesar's
palace,
had
conversation
and
they
can't
find
workers
in
las
vegas
or
they
couldn't
at
the
time.
C
It's
very
important
also
to
point
out
that
naco
has
been
supportive
and
wrote
letters
in
support
of
both
these
recently
passed
bills,
and
I
will
tell
you
it's
a
very
proud
moment,
because
without
the
immigration
reform
task
force,
task
force
and
our
guiding
principles
that
would
not
have
happened.
I'm
also
proud
to
say
that
the
national
association
of
home
builders
also
wrote
letters
of
support
and
made
it
a
key
vote
for
congress.
C
Finally,
I
think
it's
very
important
to
understand,
from
the
humanitarian
perspective,
how
important
it
is
for
congress
to
take
a
look
at
the
definition
of
the
family.
You
know
the
the
nuclear
family.
We
need
to
identify
grandparents
and
aunts
and
uncles
as
caregivers
in
some
cases,
so
that
separation
doesn't
have
to
be
taking
place.
C
So
I
would
urge
anybody,
that's
on
here
from
congress
to
help
us
redefine
those
roles
and
expand
that
definition
so
that
we
don't
have
to
have
separation
and
anxiety
to
the
levels
that
we've
seen
in
the
past
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
back
over
to
you
mayor.
Thank
you.
So.
D
Much
thank
you,
commissioner
terex.
I
am
john
giles,
I'm
the
mayor
of
mesa,
arizona
and
I'm
proud
to
co-chair
the
conference
of
mayor's
immigration
reform
tax
task
force
with
our
with
my
good
friend,
jorge
lorza,
jorge.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
sharing
your
family
experience
this
morning.
That
was
that
was
meaningful
to
me
as
your
friend,
but
I
was
meaningful
to
all
of
us,
I'm
sure.
D
As
jorge
indicated,
he
and
I
are
from
different
parties,
but
I
assure
you
we
are
joined
at
the
hip
on
immigration
issues.
Let
me
tell
you,
I'm
the
mayor
of
mesa,
arizona,
that
that
is
the
reason
why
I
care
about
this
issue.
D
D
We
are
relatively
close
to
the
southern
border
and
many
of
the
migrants
currently
being
processed.
There
are
being
moved
to
the
mesa
phoenix
region.
D
Yesterday,
through
the
us
conference
of
mayors,
we
had
a
meeting
of
border
mayors
from
from
texas
in
new
mexico
in
arizona
and
california,
to
discuss
what
we
can
do
as
mayors
to
assist
with
all
of
the
the
nonprofits
and
faith-based
groups
in
our
communities
that
are
currently
being
asked
to
play
a
critical
role
in
the
current
border
search.
So
these
are
are
very
real
issues
to
local
government
and
to
mayors.
D
One
of
the
issues
that
I
have
felt
strongest
about
is
the
need
to
provide
legal
status
and
a
quick
path
to
citizens
to
citizenship
for
dreamers.
The
conference
of
mayors
strongly
supports
the
dream
and
promise
act,
a
letter
that
was
co-signed
by
151
bipartisan
mayors
urging
the
house
to
adopt
it
and
we're
so
glad
that
yesterday
they
did.
D
E
Thank
you
very
much
mayor
giles
good
morning.
My
name
is
sharon
tomico
santos.
I
represent
the
state
of
washington
in
the
house
of
representatives
where
I've
served
for
the
past
23
years,
and
I
am
a
former
co-chair
of
the
ncsl
task
force
on
immigration
in
the
states.
E
Through
my
association
with
our
task
force,
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
our
southern
border
on
multiple
occasions.
I
think
it's
very
interesting
sort
of
the
setup
that
we've
observed
with
fence
building
that
it
ends
very
abruptly
at
a
certain
point
on
the
1933
miles
that
exists
there.
I,
on
the
other
hand,
reside
at
the
northern
border,
which
is
about
3987
miles,
certainly
almost
twice
the
length
of
the
southern
border.
E
There
are
13
states
like
washington
who
are
sitting
on
the
northern
border
as
opposed
to
the
four
states
that
border
the
south,
and
yet
the
focus
is
always
on
the
south.
Yet
the
policies
that
are
adopted
and
considered
in
congress
often
concentrate
on
the
perceived
problems
of
the
south.
I'll
also
note
that
washington
has
very
porous
borders
with
a
significant
coastline
and
multiple
islands,
which
makes
border
management
somewhat
difficult.
E
We
have
13
drivable
border
crossings
and
the
four
most
used
border
crossings
help
accommodate
32
000
cars
daily,
and
they
often
have
weights
of
up
to
four
hours.
This
is
not
only
for
the
purpose
of
trade
and
commerce,
but
obviously
also
for
tourism
and
just
ordinary
business
across
the
border.
I
make
that
point
because
we
have,
in
our
state
a
small
community
called
port
roberts.
E
It
joins
elm,
point
and
angle,
inlet
minnesota,
as
well
as
albert
vermont,
as
one
of
these
small
places,
where
the
only
way,
sometimes
that
you
can
visit
the
your
nearest
washington
state
community,
is
to
cross
a
border,
we're
also
very
trade
dependent
state,
and
so
obviously
we
have
a
very
trade
dependent
economy
as
a
gateway
to
the
asia
pacific,
for
not
only
the
goods
and
produce
that
is
originates
here
in
washington
state
but
frankly,
comes
from
all
over
the
united
states.
E
Trying
to
gain
access
to
markets
in
china,
japan,
korea,
southeast
asia
and
beyond.
Immigrants
play
an
important
part
in
our
economic
vitality.
We
have
about
1.1
million
immigrants
in
our
state
and
about
275.
000
of
them
are
that's
an
estimate,
of
course,
are
considered
undocumented.
E
They
paid
more
than
15
billion
dollars
in
taxes
to
the
state
in
the
previous
year
and
they
represent
close
to
20
of
our
civilian
workforce,
primarily
in
two
sectors.
One
I
want
to
highlight
first,
is
the
agricultural
sector.
Many
of
you
have
probably
enjoyed
a
great
washington
apple.
Perhaps
some
of
our
famous
cherries
or
raspberries
where
we
are
number
one
in
production.
E
Immigrants
represent
60
percent
of
our
agricultural
workforce
and
those
products
that
I
just
identified.
Those
are
not
the
types
of
products
that
can
be
machine
harvested,
they
must
be
hand-picked.
They
also
represent
about
75
in
other
types
of
production.
E
I
would
note
that
our
agricultural
industry
represents
a
10
billion
dollar
industry
in
washington.
State
mayor
elorza
commented
earlier
on
the
entrepreneurial
spirit
of
many
of
our
immigrants.
That's
certainly
true
in
my
state
as
well.
We
have
about
75
000
entrepreneurs
in
the
state
of
washington,
but
their
total
employment
as
a
result
of
their
business
is
three
times
the
number
of
entrepreneurs.
E
So
we
have
about
230
000
individuals
that
are
owned
by
immigrant
owned
firms.
Indeed,
in
the
tech
sector,
where
we
have
a
heavy
dependence,
no
doubt
you
might
recognize
these
small
town,
businesses
called
microsoft
or
amazon.
They
represent
about
30
percent
of
the
stem
workers
in
washington,
but
54
of
all
software
developers,
as
well
as
40
of
all
physical
sciences.
E
Lastly,
I
want
to
note
that
about
a
third
well
about
20
of
our
physicians,
our
international
medical
graduates,
as
well
as
16
of
our
nurses.
That's
a
very
important
point
for
me
to
share,
because
perhaps
you
may
know
that
one-third
of
all
coveted
deaths
among
nurses
are
of
filipino
americans.
E
We
have,
in
our
state,
had
to
address
many
many
of
the
outfall
of
the
lack
of
of
action
at
the
federal
level
up
until
yesterday,
and
the
the
challenge
to
us
is
especially
acute
during
these
covered
times,
where
the
state
has
had
to
step
in
and
backfill
for
the
needs
of
our
families,
who
are
not
eligible
for
covet
relief.
E
E
our
most
recent
report
was
released
this
last
week
that
helps
to
showcase
all
of
the
efforts
to
help
immigrant
families
who
have
been
left
out,
both
from
the
federal,
coveted
and
economic
stimulus
laws
and
ongoing
issues
such
as
health
care
to
seniors
and
tenant
protections,
as
well
as
being
able
to
help
facilitate
occupational
licenses
for
foreign
trained
professionals
like
our
medical
professionals.
F
Thank
you,
hi,
I'm
charming
shah
jahan,
trustee
or
city
council
member
at
the
village
of
hanover
park,
which
is
right
outside
of
chicago
illinois.
I'm
also
the
vice
chair
of
national
league
of
cities,
human
development
committee,
where
this
immigration
reform
conversation
resides
in
the
last
three
years.
I've
worked
to
update
and
drafted
to
be
more
comprehensive
in
hanover
park.
We
have
one
third
of
our
residents
are
foreign
born,
but
but
what
I'm
trying
to
say
is
our
households
are
mixed
us
born
and
foreign
born,
including
myself.
F
Recent
significant
budget
cuts
and
diversion
to
enforcement
activities
at
uscis
mean
these
waiting
and
those
waiting
in
line
are
now
waiting
in
limbo.
Many
could
not
get
married
and
change
jobs
or
reunite
with
their
families
indefinitely,
like
my
mom's
sister
who
died
while
she
was
waiting
for
decades.
F
Yesterday's
announcement
regarding
the
pathway
to
citizenship,
while
it's
good
to
hear
that
they
there
is
a
way
to
come
out
of
the
shadows.
It
gives
a
false
sense
of
hope
for
naturalization,
given
that
certain
countries
have
a
backlog
that
goes
back
potentially
50
years.
Eliminating
the
backlog
reduces
children
aging
out
of
the
system.
It
addresses
people,
overstaying
their
visas
and
makes
legal
immigration
actually
viable.
F
44
of
that
that
went
back
home
to
the
home
countries
of
of
those
to
support
the
families,
that's
529
billion
dollars
that
were
not
invested
back
into
our
cities
as
a
result
of
our
restrictive
immigration
laws,
backlog
of
application
prevents
immigration,
immigrant
integration
into
civic
life,
and
it
leads
to
poor
city
planning,
for
example,
in
hanover
park,
due
to
limited
outreach
to
immigrants
they
do
not
advocate,
could
not
advocate
for
multi-generational
housing
stock
leading
to
overcrowding,
and
our
schools
cannot
anticipate
student
enrollment,
leading
to
last-minute
scramble
to
find
teachers
or
increase
class
sizes.
F
One
third
of
the
chicago
business
owners
in
the
chip
in
the
chicago
metropolitan
area
are
immigrant,
and
this
impacted
our
economic
vitality
significantly
as
a
city
official.
Integrating
our
immigrant
residents
to
fully
participate
in
civic
life
will
not
only
provide
economic
benefit
but
actually
create
stability
and
a
sense
of
safety
and
community.
Among
all
of
us.
This
includes
setting
a
clearly
outlined
set
of
policies
and
practices
to
establish
trust
in
our
police,
access
to
health
care,
schools,
government
institutions
and
social
services.
F
B
B
If
anyone
would
like
to
chime
in,
please
feel
free
to
chime
in,
but
I'd
like
to
get
through
each
of
the
questions.
So
we'll
we'll
share
the
time
in
in
working
through
them,
and
in
particular
I
wanted
to
come
back
to
to
you
trustee
tamiko
santos
and
asked
you
if
you
could
speak
a
little
bit
more
about
the
role
that
immigrants
play
in
your
community
and
the
and
the
economy.
E
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
As
I
said,
immigrants
are
a
vital
part
of
our
economy,
largely
because
of
our
positioning.
We
are
a
gateway
to
asia,
so
from
production
and
harvesting
we
are
are
very,
very
dependent
on
a
migrant
workforce.
E
We
also,
as
you
know,
are
well
known,
I
think,
as
being
a
significant
competitor
in
the
high-tech
region
where,
where
we
are
continually
creating
and
innovating
in
this
sector,
I
I
shared
with
you
some
of
the
data
points
around
the
number
of
software
engineers
who
are
immigrants,
and
I
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
I
learned
recently
is
that
what
the
number
of
h
h-
oh
this,
was
the
agricultural.
E
I
did
your
pardon
the
number
of
h2a
workers
that
we
requested
last
year
was
nearly
30
000,
just
to
just
to
produce
your
apples
and
pears,
your
hops
for
your
favorite
beer,
the
the
grapes
for
your
favorite
wine.
We
are
entirely
dependent
on
the
rises
and
falls
in
attitudes
towards
immigrants
that
are
part
of
what
motivates
congress,
and
I
just
want
to
underscore
what
an
economic
impact
it
has
on
our
states
and
therefore
to
our
country.
B
Yeah,
thank
you
so
much
and
refer
to
you
as
trustee
tamiko,
that's
representative
of
tamiko
sanchez,
sorry
about
that.
I
also,
I
know
that
bill
and
bill
focused
his
comments
on
this
as
well.
So,
commissioner,
can
you
speak
on
this
specifically
about
the
role
that
the
immigrant
community
plays
with
respect
to
entrepreneurship
and
the
economy
in
your?
In
your
perspective,.
C
Certainly,
and
we're
actually
seeing
a
growth
in
entrepreneurship
in
our
area
from
immigrant
businesses,
which
is
a
good
thing.
One
of
the
things
that
I
will
stress
is
that
in
charlotte
county
the
leading
economic
driver
in
the
county
is
actually
construction
and
the
second
leading
is
tourism,
so
both
of
those
industries,
industries
highly
highly
refer
to
and
need
the
the
growing
effects
of
immigrant
labor.
C
C
The
the
thing
that-
and
I
want
to
kind
of
bring
up
a
point
that
I
kind
of
butted
heads
with
some
folks
in
the
labor
union
sector,
who
felt
like
immigrants,
came
to
this
country
and
drove
down
wages,
and
I
have
to
stress
that
they
do
not
do
that
in
my
area
at
all
they
outperform
and
they
therefore
get
paid
better
than
our
us
citizens
do
in
many
many
cases.
C
I
I
see
it
every
day
and
I
would
I
would
say
that
if
there
was
a
way
for
me
to
have
a
an
access
point
and
to
be
a
sponsor,
I
I
had
the
of
the
financial
ability
to
build
some
housing
for
them.
I
would
put
them
in
in
housing
and
bring
them
here,
because
that
would
make
my
business
that
much
more
successful
but
again
in
our
community,
we're
starting
to
see
a
growth
in
entrepreneurship,
and
we
look
forward
to
it
expanding
even
further.
B
Yeah,
that's
interesting,
commissioner.
You
take
the
approach
that
in
in
order
for
your
community,
for
your
local
economy
to
remain
competitive.
It's
not
running
away
from
the
competition,
it's
leaning
into
the
competition,
and
that
makes
you
much
more
competitive.
B
And
I
imagine
nationally
and
internationally,
I
want
to
shift
gears
now
to
talking
about
to
talk
to
talking
about
the
resettlement
of
refugees
and
mayor
giles.
I
know
that
your
community
has
had
a
great
deal
of
experience
with
this.
Can
you
talk
about
your
community's
experience
with
refugee
resettlement
and
how
refugees
have
become
a
part
of
your
community.
D
Yes,
thank
you
jorge,
I
think,
as
I
indicated
in
my
my
opening
statement
a
couple
of
years
ago.
You
know
we
were
experiencing
another
surge
at
the
border
and
the
so
much
so
that
it
it
exceeded
the
capacity
you
know
of
the
federal
government
to
to
to
process
individuals
and
to
have
an
orderly
integration
into
the
community
for
them
to
to
to
to
proceed
with
their
their
immigration
proceedings,
and
so
they
relied
on
local
government
and
on
ngos
and
on
the
faith
community
and
and
literally
we
had.
D
You
know,
busload
after
busload
of
individuals
that
were
brought
to
the
churches
and
and
and
those
in
some
cases
you
know
not
well
spanish-speaking
congregations
you
know
were
asked
to
really
bear
a
huge
burden
and
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
I
had
a
meeting
with
ice
and
they
said:
hey
get
ready,
we're
that's
where
we're
going
back
to
now,
so
so
local
governments,
local
ngos,
the
faith
community
are,
we
are
gonna,
be
called
upon
again
in
a
very
significant
way
to
to
respond
to
the
border
crisis.
D
That
is
a
direct
response
to
our
our
failed
immigration
policy.
So
we
we
do
need
to,
as
as
as
government
officials,
we
need
to
advocate
for
for
reform
of
our
immigration
system
so
that
we
can
fix
the
problem
and
rather
than
deal
with
the
symptoms,
but
in
the
meantime,
jorge
people
like
you
and
me,
and
everyone
on
this
call
we're
gonna
be
called
upon
to
to
do
our
best.
D
You
know
to
to
deal
with
with
the
crisis
that
we're
experiencing
at
the
border,
so
I
I
I
don't
think
I'm
telling
people
on
this
call
anything
that
they
don't
already
know
that
they're
not
already
wrestling
with,
but
I
think
it
just
again
points
to
the
fact
that
we
we
need
to
to
make
sure
we
get.
We
get
the
funding
that
we
need
to
address
the
immediate
concerns
and
we
need
to
get
the
policy
changes
to
address
the
long-term
concerns.
B
Yeah-
and
I
think
that
mayor
giles
from
from
you
know
what
I've
hear
heard
you
today
and
other
times
speak
on
this,
it's
a
it's,
a
major
lift
for
you
and
your
community
to
to
to
galvanize
and
support
and
to
leverage
all
the
resources
that
you
have
to
be
able
to
respond
to
this.
This
challenge,
and
certainly
the
the
need
for
the
the
need
for
resources
to
respond
to
it
is
is,
is
one
and
but,
as
you
mentioned,
you
know
at
some
point.
B
We
really
need
to
go
to
the
source
of
the
of
the
issue
rather
than
just
work
on
the
symptoms.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
want
to
go
to
charmaine
now
and
charming.
You
spoke
so
compellingly
about
the
need
and
the
need
to
pass
federal
immigration
reform,
and
can
you
can
you
talk
to
us
more
about?
B
You
know
what
you
see
as
the
ideal
relationship
between
federal
immigration
and
local
state
and
local
authorities,
and
within
that
you
know
why,
in
in
your
words,
once
again,
is
it
so
important
to
pass
bipartisan,
comprehensive
immigration
reform.
F
Thank
you.
So
when
we
talk
about
you
know,
federal
and
local
estate
a
lot
of
times,
we
focus
on
the
policing
aspect
of
it
when
there
is
other
areas
to
you
know,
think
about
the
workforce
development,
for
example,
the
job
retraining,
I'll
reference,
the
the
police,
one
briefly,
one
thing
that
I've
seen
in
our
community,
as
I
had
mentioned,
even
though
we're
one-third
actually
immigrants.
F
Our
communities,
actually,
you
know,
is
much
more
over
50
to
70
percent
that
are
households,
you
know
of
immigrants
and
so
having
a
clearly
defined
set
of
rules
and
policies
in
terms
of
understanding.
The
interaction
between
our
federal
authorities
and
our
local
authorities
is
very
important
in
terms
of
building
that
trust
within
you
know,
within
our
immigrant
community
and
and
what
we've
seen
within
the
village
of
hanover
park,
for
example,
is
the
hesitancy
by
our
police
chief
to
make
that
stance?
F
You
know,
because,
right
now,
the
stance
is
that
we
will
stand
by
with
our
federal
authorities.
However,
in
practice
we
have
didn't,
we
didn't
have
to
do
so
in
the
last
in
the
last
five
years,
so
it
creates
a
a
lot
of
confusion
and
it
also
you
know
it
does
not
allow
for
our
residents
to
feel
safe
in
terms
of
unders.
Trusting
our
government
and
what
that
does
is
it
reduces
the
civic
engagement.
F
As
mayor
giles
had
said,
you
know
the
two
bills
that
were
passed
yesterday,
that's
more
addressing
the
symptoms,
rather
than
actually
looking
at
the
core
right
now,
even
though
I
believe
we
have,
we
have
40,
you
know
40
million
immigrants
that
are
not
naturalized,
you
know,
11
million
are
undocumented
and
5
million
are
just
waiting
in
the
backlog,
and
so
all
of
that
is
to
say
that
the
reason
that
a
lot
of
people
are
undocumented
is
because
there
is
no
way
for
them
to
be
documented.
So
we
need
to
look
at.
B
Thank
you
thank
you
councilwoman
and
it
is.
It
is
11
40.
and
before
I
open
it
up
for
any
questions
from
folks
in
the
chat
any
of
our
panelists,
have
you
know
one
last
point
that
you
would
like
to
to
make
with
respect
to
this
conversation
before
I
open
it
up
for
more
questions.
E
E
Pardon
me
to
consider,
as
in
our
roles
as
elected
officials,
representing
our
constituencies
is
the
interaction
not
only
between
policies,
but
those
policies
that
are
based
on
racial
bias
and
on
xenophobia
and
how
those
intersect
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
just
call
up
as
just
recognizing
all
of
the
lines
and
how
one
leads
and
breeds
to
the
other
is
I
I
worry
that
so
often
people
of
color,
in
particular,
have
been
brought
to
this
country
for
economic
reasons
and
yet
have
not
been
really
welcomed
for
their
for
who
they
are
and
what
they
bring
to
the
richness
of
our
country,
and
that
xenophobic
sort
of
trend
then
leads
to
situations
like
what
we
saw
in
atlanta
over
the
weekend.
E
It
also
leads
to
a
constant
otherness,
and
I
just
wanted
to
raise
this
as
not
particularly
policy
oriented.
But
it
is
part
of
the
narrative
when
we
don't
recognize
that
we
as
a
country
in
order
to
form
a
more
perfect
union,
are
able
to
embrace
all
of
us
and
not
separate
one
of
us
from
one
another.
F
Yes,
thank
you
just
one
last
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
that
there
is
a
decline
in
the
u.s
population
growth
and
it
is
supplemented
by
our
immigrant
community
who
contribute
to
the
economic
growth
and
prosperity
of
our
country.
So,
in
order
for
our
country
to
be
in
a
global
position,
a
global
superpower,
we
need
to
think
about
bringing
more
immigrants
in
in
a
in
in
a
way
that
is,
you
know,
supporting
supporting
our
economic
growth.
B
Thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you
for
that
point,
councilwoman
and
I
I
I'm
I'm
I'm
very
interested
and
very
curious
to
get
your
thoughts
on
to
get
all
of
your
thoughts
on
you
know.
We
know
that
there's
there
there
are
a
number
of
people
in
this
in
this
country
that
have
strong
anti-immigrant
views.
What
do
you
see
as
some
of
the
most
effective
and
compelling
ways
to
counter
that
sentiment
and
demonstrate
the
value
that
immigrants
have
brought
and
bring
to
our
country
and
our
to
into
our.
F
Communities
I
I
could
go
if
no
one
else.
Oh
one
thing,
I've
seen
within
my
own
municipality,
is
that
there's
a
lack
of
understanding
of
what
the
immigration
process
is.
There's
a
lack
of
understanding
of
the
significant
amount
of
background
processing
that
happens,
the
screening
before
someone
is
admitted
into
the
country,
so
just
just
the
education
in
terms
of
the
fact
that
you
know
you
can't
just
become
a
citizen
over
the
next
three
months
or
six
months
there.
There
is
this
very
lengthy,
cumbersome
process
that
is
not
tenable
for
a
lot
of
people.
C
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
couldn't
agree
more
with
what
you
just
said.
That's
kind
of
where
I
was
going
to
go
and
just
want
to
reiterate
the
support
for
that
very.
B
Issue
you
know
I've
also
seen
research
that
suggests
that
something
called
the
immigrant
paradox
that
suggests
that
immigrants
and
first
generation
citizens
or
first
generation
immigrants
they
they
fare
better
in
terms
of
education
and
economic
outcomes
than
second
and
third
generation,
and
it's
a
bit
counterintuitive
right.
B
You
know
something
about
them
is
what
you
know
had
to
make
the
decision
to
leave
home.
Take
the
risk
plunge
into
this
deep
unknown.
Knowing
there
are
going
to
be
challenges,
knowing
that
you
know
there
are
hurdles,
but
yet
you
still
do
it
something
about
a
can-do
attitude.
This
immigrant
spirit-
and
you
know
the
the
the
closer
the
connection
of
successive
generations
to
that
immigrant
generation
and
the
better
they
they're
going
to
do
in
terms
of
education
and
economic
outcomes
and
so
taking
a
very
practical
approach.
B
We
know
that
there
are
a
number
of
people
who
who
are
here
and
they're
here
under
uncertain
immigration
status
or
you
know
or
are
undocumented,
and
I
would
I
would
think
that
it
behooves
all
of
us
to
integrate
them
as
much
as
possible
as
early
as
possible,
so
that
you
know
they
can
continue
to.
You
know
excel
both
academically
and
in
terms
of
the
economy.
B
D
D
Now
that
that's
certainly
the
case,
you
know
for
it
in
my
city
for
for
city
government
now
I
know,
there's
also
very
highly
partisan
legislators
and
that
that's
not
uniform,
but
but
for
the
most
part
I
think
we
we
can
speak
with
with
more
of
a
of
a
a
nonpartisan
approach
to
this
that
one
one
of
the
biggest
hurdles
you
know,
immigration
reform
is
always
experienced
is
always
immediately
becomes
a
partisan
issue
and
people,
and
we
don't
really
get
to
a
fair
debate
of
the
issues
and
because
it's
either
a
choice
between
amnesty
or
walls.
D
Right
I
mean
it's
just
it
immediately.
We
we
run
to
our
corners
and
we
don't
try
to
to
find
out
what
what
the
middle
ground
is
and
what
what
we
can
do
to
to
resolve
things.
So
I
would
just
encourage
you
know
the
the
the
folks
that
are
engaged
at
local
government
levels,
the
folks
that
are
on
this
call
we're
going
to
need
to
to
really
step
up
and
provide
leadership
for
our
for
our
national
leaders.
D
In
in
this
situation,
we
do
have
a
once-in-a-generation
opportunity
here,
with
with
the
proposals
coming
from
president
biden
for
meaningful,
comprehensive
immigration
reform.
You
know
that
that's
been
the
third
rail
in
politics,
for
you
know
decades
now
and
no
one's
been
willing
to
to
take
it
on,
but
but
I
think
we're
going
to
have
that
debate
in
washington,
and
so
that's
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
for
those
of
us
who
want
to
rise
above
partisanship,
to
try
to
exert
some
influence.
E
I'd
like
to
sort
of
jump
on
mayor
giles's
comments,
especially
representing
the
the
legislatures
which
are
always
partisan,
and
I
will
say
that,
on
behalf
of
ncsl,
like
the
conference
of
mayors,
our
task
force
is
a
bipartisan.
We
have
co-chairs
one
being
a
republican
one
being
a
democrat,
and
I
will
say
that
when
I
was
the
co-chair
and
as
long
as
I
have
been
on
the
committee,
which
has
been
since
its
formation-
I
don't
know
maybe
11
years
ago.
E
E
You
know
the
support
of
the
undocumented
families
who
are
left
bereft
when
one
of
their
main
breadwinners
is
detained
and
is
no
longer
able
to
support
the
family
in
the
state
that
family
becomes
the
responsibility
of
the
state
in
almost
all
of
its
forms,
and
I
think
we
as
state
legislators
share
that
sense
of
responsibility
to
the
individual
citizens.
E
I
guess
one
of
the
things
that
I
really
wanted
to
speak
to
on
that
issue
of
bipartisanship
is,
I
will
recall
when
we,
when
my
state
first
took
up
the
issue
of
daca
students
who
are
raised
in
our
communities,
raised
side
by
side,
with
our
sons
and
daughters
and
granddaughters
and
grandsons,
and
who
find,
at
the
end
of
their
elementary
and
secondary
education,
that
some
of
those
kids
stop
right
there,
because
they
cannot
enter
into
institutions
of
higher
education
without
a
social
security
number
and
without
a
social
security
number.
E
They
cannot
get
the
financial
aid
support
and
one
of
the
most
adamant
champions
of
the
dream
act
in
washington
state
was
a
cherry,
a
farmer
or
an
orchardist
in
in
washington
who
recognized
that
those
children
were
the
same
children
that
came
to
his
house
over
the
weekends
to
play
with
his
children
and
his
grandchildren.
And
I
think
that's
what
I
mean
by
not
othering.
E
We
have
to
recognize
that
our
own
fortunes
are
tied
to
whether
or
not
we
can
support
one
another
in
a
sense
of
community
and
I've
seen
it
at
at
the
state
level.
I've
seen
it
in
our
national
network
of
state
legislators.
E
I've
even
seen
it
in
congress,
where
we,
where
the
members
of
congress
have
taken
very
sticky
issues
and
managed
to
break
out
of
the
partisan
sort
of
mindset
and
get
to
problem
solving,
and
I
think
we
can
do
that
and
the
first
order
of
business
back
to
the
mayor's
question
really
is
to
reduce
the
backlog.
First
of
all,
let's
stop
making
more
of
our
residents
undocumented
because
of
our
inaction.
C
Well,
yeah,
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
very
important
is
that
we
we
focus
on
the
facts
and
that
we,
when
we
have
discussions
about
this,
we
don't
intermingle
the
conversation.
What
do
I
mean
by
that?
I
look
at
immigration
and
I
look
at
a
wall
as
two
separate
things.
So
you
know
immigration
reform
has
been
long
needed.
C
We
all
know
that
and
if
somebody
wants
to
bring
up
whether
or
not
we
have
a
wall
or
not,
I
defer
that
to
a
different
committee
actually,
which
is
homeland
security,
where
our
focus
is
on
immigration,
reform
and
legal
immigration
reform
and
doing
a
lot
of
things
that
have
been
discussed
here.
You
know
I
I've.
I've
got
articles
that
from
magazines
and
newspapers
where
I've
been
quoted,
I'm
a
republican
and
I
don't
follow
all
those
ideologies.
C
My
ideology
is
my
family
came
here
from
someplace
else
as
well,
and
I
welcome
these
folks
in
a
lot
of
ways.
But
one
of
the
things
that
we're
so
short-sighted
on
is
the
fact
that
they're
a
major
driver
of
our
economic
success
and
that's
been
noted.
If
we
don't
identify
with
that-
and
you
know
the
the
conversation
a
few
years
ago-
we
have
to
send
that
back,
11
or
12
million
or
whatever.
C
The
number
is,
and
I
laugh
at
people
that
bring
that
up,
and
I
don't
mean
to
be
disrespectful,
but
that
is
an
absolute
collapse
of
our
overall
economic
ability.
And
so
we
need
to
focus
on
facts.
We
need
to
not
throw
rhetoric
into
it
and
we
need
to
work
together
and
the
only
reason
I
brought
up
that
I'm
a
republican
is
because
I'm
one
of
the
few
republicans
that
wants
to
fight
in
a
manner
that
that
makes
sense
to
me
and
it's
data
driven
and
it's
not
ideological.
C
So
I
think
it's
extremely
important
that
we
continue
to
work
together.
We
continue
to
find
ways
that
we
can
bring
folks
to
the
fold
because
the
majority
of
people
I
find
live
in
the
middle
two-thirds
of
the
world
right,
the
middle
two-thirds
from
left
to
right,
that's
where
we
are,
and
we
can
find
more
areas
of
agreement
than
disagreement.
If
we
start
taking
off
those
areas
and
work
together
to
to
make
a
successful
difference.
B
Amen
to
that
you
know
one
of
the
challenge
we
just
we
have
is
that
you
know
it
seems
as
though
all
local
politics
has
been
nationalized.
Now
you
could
be
running
for
dog,
catcher
and
folks
want
to
know.
Are
you
anti-immigrant?
Pro-Immigrant?
Are
you
pro-life
pro-choice,
and
you
know
one
of
the
challenges
of
of
working
at
the
at
the
local
level?
B
Is
that,
regardless
of
where
the,
where
the
solution
or
the
or
where
the
causes
lie,
the
the
challenges
manifest
themselves
in
our
in
our
cities,
in
our
in
our
communities
and
at
the
local
level,
and
so
you
know
we
have
to
we
have
to
act,
and
at
that
practical
level
I
think
you're
100
right.
You
know
people
are
just
looking
for
solutions
and
are
willing
to
put
you
know
the
deep
ideology
behind
and
just
focus
on
what
works.
B
So
we
have
a
question
here
before
we
wrap
up
and
then
I'm
going
to
open
up
to
all
of
the
panelists
and
then
we'll
close
out.
So
this
comes
from
a
washington
correspondent
for
the
minnesota
post.
My
question,
while
minnesota
has
one
of
our
country's
northern
borders,
we
also
have
our
I'll
have
many
agricultural
workers
on
our
farms
that
come
to
our
state
from
mexico
and
central
america.
E
Well,
maybe
I
can
just
venture
a
comment
with
the
caveat
that
my
information
about
what's
in
the
bill
comes
from
the
headlines.
So
with
that
caveat,
I
would
just
say
that
I
know
that
one
of
the
members
of
congress
from
washington
state
someone
I
served
with
in
the
washington
state
house
congressman
dan
newhouse-
was
a
sponsor.
He
happens
to
be
a
farmer
as
well,
and
one
of
the
issues
is
by
providing
a
more
a
sense
of
surety
about
being
able
to
come
and
work
legally.
E
I
think
that
that,
for
one
brings
some
relief
to
the
workers,
I
think
the
other
piece
is.
It
also
brings
relief
to
the
farmers
by
the
way.
But,
finally,
I
think
it
is
a
a
way
to
ensure
that
by
having
a
legal
stream
of
workers,
you
can
depress
the
potential
for
bad
actors
to
exploit
workers,
and
that
is
something
that
is
also
very
true,
and
so
good
farmers
want
good
workers
and
they
want
them
legally,
and
so
I
think
that's
a
big
win.
B
But
you
make
a
great
point
representative.
You
know
if
we're
concerned
about
the
depression
of
wages
and
the
impact
that
it
has
on
non-immigrant
workers,
no,
nothing
depresses
wages,
more
than
employers
that
are
taking
advantage
of
of
of
immigrant
workers
and
and
so
making
sure
that
they're,
not
part
of
the
underground
economy,
but
actually
part
of
the
mainstream
economy
is
not
just
the
right
thing
to
do
from
sort
of
the
humanitarian
standpoint.
B
All
right,
so
we
are
just
at
about
time.
I
will
ask
either
commissioner
truex
mayor
giles
representative,
santos
or
councilwoman
any
final
comments
before
we
wrap
up.
C
Mr
mayor,
I
would
just
like
to
say
thank
you
again
to
everybody
on
the
panel.
I
hope
we
get
another
opportunity
to
do
this
and
to
find
avenues
to
work
together
to
help
those
folks
in
washington
come
to
a
positive
resolution
on
this
issue
again,
and
I
I
preach
this
at
the
county
levels.
All
the
time
we
have
to
be
the
adults
in
the
room.
C
Local
government
needs
to
bring
that
state
government
needs
to
bring
that,
but
we
have
to
be
the
ones
in
washington
that
bring
common
sense
and
a
proper
approach
to
this
issue
and
throw
out
the
emotion
and
the
rhetoric
and
focus
on
the
results
that
we
need
to
produce
for
the
benefit
of
all
of
us
in
this
country
and
those
that
are
look
seeking.
A
better
life.
D
Jorge
I'll
just
say
amen
to
what
to
what
bill
and
others
have
just
said,
but
and
again
on
this
topic.
We
we,
you
know
annually,
have
these
types
of
discussions
and
we
issue
a
call
to
action,
but
you
know
it's
kind
of
why
it
it
it's
not
it's
not
overly
sincere
right
because,
but
but
I'm
I'm
excited
that
we
actually.
This
is
on
the
agenda
right
now
for
congress
and
the
president
united
states.
So
so
we
do
need
a
call
to
action.
D
People
do
need
to
realize,
wait,
a
minute
that
where
people
are
actually
in
a
position
now
to
to
make
something
happen
on
this,
so
that
I
find
that
very
exciting
and
very
encouraging.
So
I
just
hope
that
we
all
will
be
serious
this
time
about
a
call
to
action
and
and
expressing
our
support
in
a
nonpartisan
bipartisan
local
government
way
for
for
for
this
to
support
this
opportunity
to
see
something
happen.
E
Yes,
I
I
would
like
to
just
add
my
word
of
thanks
as
well,
but
to
really
point
out,
as
I
say,
the
national
conference
of
state
legislatures
ncsl
has
been
doing
this
work
for
some
time,
and
I
know
that
the
locals
have
as
well,
but
I'm
a
little
bit
pressed
to
recall
the
last
time.
All
of
us,
our
organizations
join
forces
together,
the
national
league
of
cities,
the
national
association
of
counties
and
the
u.s
conference
of
mayors.
E
This
is
important.
This
gathering
is
important,
and
I
also
would
agree
with
commissioner
truex
that
we
need
to
have
more
gatherings
of
our
joint
efforts
in
the
future,
to
not
only
plead
with
congress,
but
to
demonstrate
our
solidarity
in
support
of
comprehensive
immigration
reform.
F
Thank
you
so
much.
I
wanted
to
also
share
my
sincerest
thank
you
for
including
me
in
this
platform.
As
an
immigrant
who
you
know,
came
at
the
age
of
seven
years.
Old
I'd
never
imagined
to
be
in
this
space
with
all
of
you.
So
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
not
just
share
my
experience,
but
also
my
understanding
of
going
through
that
process
itself.
It
hasn't
been.
You
know
we
haven't,
really
had
comprehensive
immigration
reform
since
1991
and
it's
completely
out
of
whack
right
now.
F
D
C
I
just
wanted
to
add
I'm
also
working
with
the
national
association
of
home
builders
on
this
issue
and
I'm
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
be
at
the
same
table.
I
I
I
think
it's
important
that
we
get
the
the
focus
behind
the
workforce
needs
and
so
bringing
other
organizations
in
as
we
move
forward.
I
think
could
be
very
strong
and
very
supportive
of
of
the
change
that
that
we
all
feel
needs
to
take
place.
B
All
right
well,
thank
you,
everyone
and
to
all
the
all
the
congressional
staffers
you
know.
I
think
that
what
you
heard
from
all
of
our
colleagues
is
that
we
are
all
very
willing
to
share
our
perspective
and
to
be
thought
partners
with
you,
but
we
also
want
to
be
partners
with
you
on
the
political
angle.
To
this.
B
I
know
that
that
politics
is
at
play
and
we
have
to
get
all
the
votes
to
pass
this
through
both
the
house
and
senate
and
so
we're
willing
to
work
along
with
you,
we're
willing
to
work
with
our
networks
of
folks
and
galvanize
the
kind
of
political
support
that
you
know.
We
collectively
have
to
build
up
throughout
the
country
so
that
we
can
get
these
over
the
finish
line.
So
please
comment
on
us,
let
us
know
and
how,
when
where
we
can
be
helpful
and
we
will
be
there.