Good afternoon Mayor and City Council members, My name is Raul Olivera. I’m an organizer with the Mixteco/Indigena Community
Organizing
Project,
and
a
member
of
the
805
Immigrant
Coalition
in
Santa
Barbara
County.
Mask
men
have
come
to
our
community
terrorizing
our
community,
which
can
cause
serious
trauma
for
our
children.
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
stand
with
our
community,
not
with
words
but
with
action.
Our
community
needs
you
to
stand
for
what
is
right.
We
need
to
talk
about
what
is
harming
us
and
for
you
to
make
a
decision
that
would
benefit
our
community
as
a
whole.
. In our city, immigrant residents are not a small group— they are part of our
schools,
our
workforce,
and
our
neighborhoods.
Our
indigenous
and
farmworking
community
who
has
been
most
impacted
is
asking
for
you
to:
1. Enter into a Common Interest Agreement with the Vasquez Perdomo
v.
Noem
ACLU
lawsuit
to
strengthen
legal
protections
to
stop
immigration
raids
and
kidnappings
in
Central
and
Southern
California.
2. Adopt a Legislative Platform that allows the City to join with other
municipalities
in
advocating
for
immigrant
communities
at
the
state
level,
specifically
supporting
the
following
bills:
a. SB 805 – No Vigilantes Act b. SB 627 – No Secret Police c. AB 1108 – FACTS Act: Preventing Sheriff-Coroner Conflict of
Interest
3. Establish an Immigration Ad Hoc Committee to respond to the impacts
of
immigration
enforcement
and
provide
recommendations that holistically address inequities tied to racial
injustice,
economic
hardship,
social
strain,
and
mental
health
challenges.
This
committee
should
include
key
stakeholders
and
community-based
organizations
working
directly
with
those
most
impacted,
such
as
farmworkers,
janitors,
domestic
workers,
landscapers,
day
laborers,
Indigenous
leaders,
and
BIPOC
leaders
in
the
most
impacted
and
vulnerable
job
sectors.
We look forward to you standing in solidarity with us. Thank you.