CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Joint Resolution No. 16Introduced by Senator WilkJanuary 04, 2018 Relative to federal Temporary Protected Status. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSJR 16, as introduced, Wilk. Federal Temporary Protected Status: El Salvador.This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to extend the federal Temporary Protected Status for the people of El Salvador.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was established by the United States Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990, and is a temporary, renewable program that provides relief from deportation and access to a work permit for foreign nationals from certain countries who are unable to safely return to their home countries due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other extraordinary conditions; andWHEREAS, The TPS program provides compassion, generosity, and human rights to law abiding citizens; and WHEREAS, TPS is slated to sunset on March 9, 2018, for El Salvador; and WHEREAS, Data collected from a nationwide survey of immigrants holding TPS found that TPS has contributed positively to the socioeconomic integration of these immigrants, benefitting them, their families, and United States society in general; andWHEREAS, TPS holders have significantly high levels of labor force participation: 94 percent of men and 82.1 percent of women are working, with 83.3 percent of men and 54.9 percent of women working more than 40 hours per week, and 7.6 percent of men and 10.0 percent of women working more than one job. About one-tenth of survey respondents were self-employed (men 13.4 percent, women 7.8 percent); andWHEREAS, Among survey respondents, 33.6 percent of men and 29.9 percent of women live in owner-occupied homes; andWHEREAS, The percentage of the survey respondents who in that nationwide survey volunteered in civic organizations, committees, or community groups in the 12 months prior to the survey is 29.7 percent, showing high levels of social integration. Also, 20.2 percent of survey respondents engaged in activities to benefit their community, including donating blood, cleaning streets, and other similar activities; and WHEREAS, The percentage of survey respondents who pay income taxes is 80.3 percent, including 79.3 percent of those who are self-employed. They have contributed to social security for an average of 15.4 years and 90 percent file taxes every year; andWHEREAS, United States citizen children whose American families are a part of the TPS program should not be torn apart by the end of this program and by potential deportation of their parents; andWHEREAS, The federal government should do all that it can to require that the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Homeland Security Investigations National Gang Unit work together to ensure that no one is granted Temporary Protected Status who has a criminal background when the program is renewed for El Salvador; andWHEREAS, TPS holders have already fulfilled many of the requirements for lawful permanent residence and the overwhelming majority hold at least one job, pay taxes and pay for their own insurance, have clean criminal records as these checks are required with every renewal, and have demonstrated that they have the will to belong and to become full members of society through homeownership and raising children in the United States. Many TPS holders also have also continued to advance educationally; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges the President and the Congress of the United States to extend the federal Temporary Protected Status for the people of El Salvador; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the President and the Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Joint Resolution No. 16Introduced by Senator WilkJanuary 04, 2018 Relative to federal Temporary Protected Status. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSJR 16, as introduced, Wilk. Federal Temporary Protected Status: El Salvador.This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to extend the federal Temporary Protected Status for the people of El Salvador.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Joint Resolution No. 16
Introduced by Senator WilkJanuary 04, 2018
Introduced by Senator Wilk
January 04, 2018
Relative to federal Temporary Protected Status.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SJR 16, as introduced, Wilk. Federal Temporary Protected Status: El Salvador.
This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to extend the federal Temporary Protected Status for the people of El Salvador.
This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to extend the federal Temporary Protected Status for the people of El Salvador.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was established by the United States Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990, and is a temporary, renewable program that provides relief from deportation and access to a work permit for foreign nationals from certain countries who are unable to safely return to their home countries due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other extraordinary conditions; and
WHEREAS, The TPS program provides compassion, generosity, and human rights to law abiding citizens; and
WHEREAS, TPS is slated to sunset on March 9, 2018, for El Salvador; and
WHEREAS, Data collected from a nationwide survey of immigrants holding TPS found that TPS has contributed positively to the socioeconomic integration of these immigrants, benefitting them, their families, and United States society in general; and
WHEREAS, TPS holders have significantly high levels of labor force participation: 94 percent of men and 82.1 percent of women are working, with 83.3 percent of men and 54.9 percent of women working more than 40 hours per week, and 7.6 percent of men and 10.0 percent of women working more than one job. About one-tenth of survey respondents were self-employed (men 13.4 percent, women 7.8 percent); and
WHEREAS, Among survey respondents, 33.6 percent of men and 29.9 percent of women live in owner-occupied homes; and
WHEREAS, The percentage of the survey respondents who in that nationwide survey volunteered in civic organizations, committees, or community groups in the 12 months prior to the survey is 29.7 percent, showing high levels of social integration. Also, 20.2 percent of survey respondents engaged in activities to benefit their community, including donating blood, cleaning streets, and other similar activities; and
WHEREAS, The percentage of survey respondents who pay income taxes is 80.3 percent, including 79.3 percent of those who are self-employed. They have contributed to social security for an average of 15.4 years and 90 percent file taxes every year; and
WHEREAS, United States citizen children whose American families are a part of the TPS program should not be torn apart by the end of this program and by potential deportation of their parents; and
WHEREAS, The federal government should do all that it can to require that the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Homeland Security Investigations National Gang Unit work together to ensure that no one is granted Temporary Protected Status who has a criminal background when the program is renewed for El Salvador; and
WHEREAS, TPS holders have already fulfilled many of the requirements for lawful permanent residence and the overwhelming majority hold at least one job, pay taxes and pay for their own insurance, have clean criminal records as these checks are required with every renewal, and have demonstrated that they have the will to belong and to become full members of society through homeownership and raising children in the United States. Many TPS holders also have also continued to advance educationally; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges the President and the Congress of the United States to extend the federal Temporary Protected Status for the people of El Salvador; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the President and the Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States.