proclamation

City of Santa Barbara Proclamation

Reconciliation, Dialogue, and Action

Week of the Immigrant

May 1-7, 2006

WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara recognizes the
inherent worth of every person and seeks to promote
equity and compassion in human relations; and

WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara has witnessed, from
adults and young people alike, significant support for
fairness and justice for immigrants; and

WHEREAS, it considers the rights of immigrants to be
human rights, and aspires to elevate, through respect and
civil law, all that is conferred by government
documentation and direction; and

WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara recognizes that
foreign-born immigrants have a legal and moral imperative
to live in our community free from intimidation or fear;
and

WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara will encourage
dialogue to address facts and concerns about immigration
laws at all levels of government; and

WHEREAS, immigrants play a vital, yet often overlooked,
role in our economy and deserve to be treated with
dignity while enjoying the rich diversity of our City
through civic participation,

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARTY BLUM, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Santa Barbara, do hereby proclaim May 1 - 7, 2006 as the WEEK OF THE IMMIGRANT - RECONCILIATION, DIALOGUE, AND ACTION and encourage all men, women, and children to join in recognizing the many contributions of immigrants who live and work in our community.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of Santa Barbara, California, to be affixed this 18th day of April, 2006.

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MARTY BLUM, MAYOR