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The Nation’s Mayors Support Immigration Reform
Statement from USCM President Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson
United States Conference of Mayors President Sacramento
Mayor Kevin Johnson this week issued the following statement
in support of President Obama’s commitment to act on
immigration reform through executive action:
"On behalf of the nation’s mayors, I support President
Obama's resolve to act on immigration in spite of gridlock
in Congress.
“The United States Conference of Mayors, representing mayors
of all political parties, has worked for years with
Democratic and Republican members of the House and Senate
demanding that Congress act now on immigration reform.
“We registered our support for the bill that passed the
Senate one year ago and earlier this year sent a letter
co-signed by more than 150 mayors of all parties urging the
House to act expeditiously on immigration legislation.
“And just last week at our annual meeting in Dallas the
Conference passed a resolution urging Congress to fix our
broken immigration system now.
“If Congress cannot or will not act, then it is up to the
President to do what he can under the law to respond to the
current immigration crisis facing our nation.”
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan
organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.
There are nearly 1400 such cities in the country today, and
each city is represented in the Conference by its chief
elected official, the mayor. Like on Facebook at
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