LTC 199-2008 Letter from The White House in response to transmittal of Resolution 2008-26825m MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 199-2008 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the Cit Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: August 6, 2008
SUBJECT: Letter from The White House in
26825
response to transmittal of Resolution 2008-
Attached please find a copy of a letter directed to Robert Parcher, City Clerk, from Janet
Weir Creighton, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs,
in response to the transmittal of Resolution 2008-26825, urging to grant temporary protective
status to Haitians in the United States.
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Attachments: Letter from The White House
Letter from Robert Parcher to President Bush
Resolution 2008-26825
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THE WH[TE HOUSE
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Dear Mr. Parcher:
July 24, 2UU8
On behalf of President Bush, I would like to thank you for writing regarding the status of the
Haitian community in the United States.
I have taken the liberty of forwarding your letter on to Secretary Rice at the United States
Department of State. Please do not hesitate to contact BiII i=Behrens or me at (2U2 j 456-28~i6 if
we can be of assistance to you.
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for of Intergovernmental Affairs
Mr. Robert E. Parcher
City Clerk
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Telephone: 305.673.741 1 Facsimile: 305.673.7254 Email: CityCaerkC?miomibeachfl.gov
June 27, 2008
President George W. Bush
Vice-President Richard Cheney
Secretary of the House of Representative Nancy Pelosi
Senate Majority Leaders
US House of Representatives
Miami Dade League of Cities
At the City of Miami Beach City Commission Meeting of June 25, 2008, the City
Commission adopted the attached Resolution 2008-26825, urging to grant temporary
protective status to Haitians in the United States.
Respectfully submitted,
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City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO.
2008-2b825
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING PRESIDENT BUSH TO GRANT
TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS TO HAITIANS IN THE UNITED STATES;
DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION
TO THE OFFICIALS AS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and has long
suffered through political instability, financial difficulties, violence, hurricanes and
earthquakes; and
WHEREAS, Haitian President Rene Preval has written to President Bush asking the
United States government to extend Temporary Protective Status ("TPS") to Haitians; and
WHEREAS, TPS suspends the deportation of undocumented Haitians already in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, TPS status also allows the granting of work permits and can Last up to 18
months; and
WHEREAS, Haitian workers in the United States support relatives back home with
remittances to Haiti from the United States estimated to be more than $1 billion; and
WHEREAS, TPS would only apply to Haitians already in the United States and could
actually combat massive waves of migration by keeping working Haitians in this country so
they can continue to earn money to clothe, feed and house relatives in Haiti; and
WHEREAS, TPS has been granted to natives of several Central American and other
nations undergoing turmoil similar to Haiti's; and
WHEREAS, No city in America feels Haiti's pain as much as the Greater Miami area,
where our hardworking Haitian community has made a positive impact on our diverse city and
continues to support fellow countrymen in dire need in Haiti;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City of Miami Beach Commission urges President George W. Bush
and the members of the United States Congress to grant Temporary Protective Status to
Haitians in the United States.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of the Resolution to the
President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to the Senators and Representatives
from Florida in the Congress of the United States and to the thirty five municipalities that
comprise the Miami-Dade League of Cities.
Section 4. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 25th day of June , 2008
ATTEST:
Robert Parcher
CITY CLERK
Ma ti Herrera Bower
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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