The California County Commission voted this week to invest $2.2 million in taxpayer funds to protect foreigners from President Donald Trump's deportation efforts.
During a meeting of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, members voted unanimously to invest millions of people in providing legal services and other resources to the area's immigrant communities. In February, the board allocated an additional $1.3 million to the Alameda County Public Defense Department immigration force.
“Pre-employment services.”
Several residents spoke on Tuesday Public Commentsall supported funding the program. Community speakers cited board members to protect foreigners, citing fears within the community about Trump's deportation efforts.
One resident, a member of the East Bay Democrat Socialists in America, told board members. [immigrants] We desperately need our support to understand their rights. And while I commend the board's work on establishing a forum to know your rights, we need sustainable support for the resources for this extremely important and valuable community in the county. ”
“I'm committed and the supervisor believes,” the committee chair, Nikki Fortenato Bass, supervisor, told the community during the meeting. [Elisa] Marquez is also committed to ensuring that the board, the public has more information, and this work is making sure that it is truly effective in reaching potentially at risk to everyone in this community. ”
In a social media post, the Alameda County Community is called “diversity” and is a Fortunato Bas that needs “protection.” Fox News Digital It has been reported.
“The federal administration's policies are causing fear among our residents,” she wrote. “The unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors demonstrates the county's commitment to immigrants and refugee communities.
The board voted to allocate $50,000 to legal outreach in the Asia-Pacific Islands “to provide legal services and advocacy to marginalized immigrant communities.”
Another $700,000 will be sent to the Centro Legal de La Raza to “provide a quick response hotline and understand rights training, pre-legal services and coordination of community volunteer network response.”
According to San Francisco ChronicleRapid Response Network helps to validate reports [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] Dispel activities, misinformation and coordinate legal services for detained immigrants. ”
The county will give the Chinese Progressive Association, a financial sponsor of Travajador Unidos Workers $500,000 “to provide resources and preparation to migrant and refugee communities such as training, mutual aid and neighbouring resources.”
California's cooperation for immigrant justice receives $1 million to provide legal services to foreigners.
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