Posted on 07/15/2010 7:12:41 PM PDT by SeattleBruce
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA -- Council members formally declared their support for Arizona's anti-illegal immigration law by adopting a resolution Wednesday night that expresses the city's support for SB 1070.
Adoption of the resolution also means contracted vendors with the city must begin using the federal E-Verify program, an Internet-based system that allows employers to check on an employee's eligibility to work in the United States, if they are not already enrolled in the program.
Mayor Jerry Holloway, Mayor Pro Tem Tony Beall, Councilman Jim Thor and Councilman Neil Blais voted unanimously to adopt the resolution of support. Councilman Gary Thompson was absent, but left a letter stating his support of the resolution.
"Unchecked illegal immigration has negatively impacted the city of Rancho Santa Margarita, the state of California and our entire nation," Beall said. "I don't believe we need comprehensive immigration reform. I believe we need comprehensive and consistent reinforcement of our nation's existing immigration laws."
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"Congratulations to Rancho for becoming the 10th CA city to Stand with Arizona - the 4th such city in the past week alone! Momentum is on our side. Together these cities represent over 1 million Californians, and growing - part of SWA's "California Project" to get every city and county we can to support SB1070..."
Go CA! Support AZ! President Obama - DO YOUR JOB. Secure our borders!
Isn’t Rancho a big orange-growing region? In any case, I TOTALLY support them!
Way to go, Rancho, California!
We know that at least 40% of Californians are conservatives, but it’s surprising to me how many are running city governments.
Perhaps all is not lost for my beloved home state.
10th CA city! Wow.
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