LA City Council supports US immigration policy reform
June 24 2009 by Liam Clifford
LA backs Obama US visa reform
In advance of President Obama’s planned Immigration Summit on Thursday, the Los Angeles City Council is the latest group to add its support for US immigration reform.
The Council voted unanimously in favour of supporting reform, which would see unregistered immigrants being given a pathway to becoming citizens. It would also involve tightening of border controls and security.
LA City Council says that people have a responsibility to “consider the multiple economic, cultural, and labor contributions immigrants make to their cities and their responsibility to protect workers and their families from the devastation and destruction of ineffective immigration raids.”
Many people who moved to the US years ago remain unregistered but have contributed much to the communities in which they live. Many work in the US and others are studying. A large number have had children while living in the US, and therefore, their children are US citizens. US immigration reform would ensure these families are not broken up.
On 25 June, Obama will meet with immigration experts, immigration advocates and lawmakers to set an agenda for reform. The details will then be worked out by Congressional lawmakers.
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