"(The Trump Administration) is creating a humanitarian crisis right here at home where children are afraid to go to school, parents are afraid to go to work and families are pushed into hiding, Duong said. It is our responsibility as public servants to ensure the safety of everyone in our community, no matter what their status, no matter who they are."
"The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a referral on Tuesday from Supervisors Sylvia Arenas and Betty Duong to craft a plan on how the county can coordinate a regional response to immigration enforcement activities and maximize the $13 million already allocated by the county, the city of San Jose and other organizations to support immigrant communities. Santa Clara County has the largest share of immigrant residents of California's 58 counties more than 40% of its residents were born outside of the United States."
Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a referral from Supervisors Sylvia Arenas and Betty Duong to craft a plan coordinating a regional response to immigration enforcement and maximize $13 million allocated by the county, the city of San Jose and other organizations to support immigrant communities. Santa Clara County has more than 40% foreign-born residents and about one in five immigrant residents are undocumented. Duong called federal enforcement a humanitarian crisis that leaves children and parents afraid. Arenas and Duong expect the effort to be cost-neutral by leveraging previously allocated funds and temporarily shifting staff, and they requested the Sheriff's Office work with local law enforcement to ensure compliance with sanctuary jurisdiction policies.
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