[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: PLEASE SIGN ON: Support Letter to Protect Santa Clara County's Immigrant Detainer Policy

[John Thielking]

seeing that spencer has elected to modify the agenda after the well publicized deadline of sat dec 22 at noon i suggest that spencer be in charge of preparing the agenda including printing out a few copies for us to read at the meeting.  i'm on vacation until the 27th and only have access to email via my phone. so unless you want an agenda that is formatted the same as this message i suggest that spencer take on this task.  thanks.  john thielking
-----Original Message-----
Date: Sunday, December 23, 2012 2:51:48 pm
To: "GPSCC" <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
From: "Spencer Graves" <spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org>
Subject: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: PLEASE SIGN ON: Support Letter to Protect Santa Clara County's Immigrant Detainer Policy
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Hello, All:


ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM FOR DECEMBER 27:   Does the Green Party of Santa 
Clara County wish to endorse the statement below by the Forum for 
Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (FIRE) supporting the current immigrant 
detainer policy and opposing the attempt by Santa Clara County District 
Attorney Jeff Rosen to deport more people with minimal due process of law?


BACKGROUND:  Last year, Santa Clara County effectively said they would 
not comply with the federal "Secure Communities" program. This federal 
program requires local government to detain people without complete 
documentation of citizenship for 48 hours while Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE) decides if they want to deport the individual.  In Los 
Angeles and Colorado, these 2-day holds have in practice averaged 20 
days or more.  California Attorney General Kamala Harris has ruled that 
any community (such as Santa Clara County) can choose to opt out of this 
federal mandate. FIRE wants an answer by January 8.