TITLE
Recommendation to direct City Manager to communicate the City of Long Beach opposition of the Campbell Amendment to H.R. 4437 to the Long Beach Congressional Delegation.
DISCUSSION
The League of California Cities (LCC) is urging member cities to take
action to defeat the Campbell Amendment to H.R. 4437, the Border Protection,
Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. The Campbell
Amendment would "block federal law enforcement funds from going to local
governments that have enacted laws that expressly prohibit local law
enforcement officers from informing the federal government of known illegal
immigrants." The LCC is opposed to the amendment, as it would preempt local
authority by forcing municipalities to either deputize law enforcement officials to
enforce federal immigration laws or lose millions of dollars in federal funding.
We request the City of Long Beach to join the League of California Cities
in urging the House of Representatives to vote against the Campbell Amendment
to H.R. 4437 and to include this position in the Federal Legislative Agenda.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
COUNCILMEMBER TONIA REYES URANGA
SEVENTH DISTRICT