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DESCRIPTION:Regarding:	City Council Meeting - Public Statements Opposing\nCity 
 Councilman’s   David Couch Proposed Resolution:\n\n 1) Declaring English 
 Official Language in the City of Bakersfield\n 2) Bakersfield does not 
 become a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants\n 3) Will investigate what 
 city services could be denied to undocumented immigrants.\n \nThe Dolores 
 Huerta Foundation is inviting the community of Bakersfield to attend this 
 evening’s City Council meeting to provide public comment on the proposed 
 resolution or to sign a letter of opposition.\n\n1.This type of resolution 
 would increase racial profiling and place the Bakersfield City Council in 
 the same league as the Minute Men, The Aryan Nation and the Ku Klux Klan 
 all of which have voice and are acting on similar strategies aimed 
 primarily at the Latino Community.  One of Kern County’s most important 
 industries is agriculture; many of the workers are undocumented immigrants. 
 Declaring Bakersfield as an English-only city would place non-english & 
 limited English speakers in a vulnerable position prone to consume fraud, 
 misunderstandings of legal transactions, and numerous other 
 misinterpretations.\n\n2.If Bakersfield were to join other enlightened 
 cities such as Los Angeles, San Jose, Watsonville, Oakland, San Francisco, 
 New York, Denver, Houston they would declare Bakersfield a Sanctuary City 
 preventing our police from becoming Immigration Agents.  Our law 
 enforcement  is currently overworked on handling crime and safety 
 issues.\n\n3.Denying city services (public safety, and fire protection) to 
 anyone that might be undocumented is a violation of Human Rights.\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/18/18436196.php
SUMMARY:Opposition to Councilman David Couch Proposed Resolution
LOCATION:City Chambers 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/18/18436196.php
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