ADOPTED
This adopted resolution urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reject legislation modeled on Arizona’s SB 1070, which the resolution describes as giving local police broad power to detain people suspected of being undocumented and making it a crime not to carry immigration documents. It also asks state lawmakers to affirm equal rights for all people in Pennsylvania and directs that a copy be presented to Philadelphia’s state legislative delegation.
Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reject legislation based on Arizona's discriminatory and unconstitutional SB 1070, and to affirm its commitment to ensuring the equal rights of all people in Pennsylvania.
Action by CITY COUNCIL
A motion was made that this matter be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anna Cibotti Verna | Yes |
| Bill Green | Yes |
| Blondell Reynolds Brown | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | No |
| Curtis Jones, Jr. | Yes |
| Darrell L. Clarke | Yes |
| Donna Reed Miller | Yes |
| Frank J. DiCicco | Yes |
| Frank Rizzo | Yes |
| Jack Kelly | Yes |
| James F. Kenney | Yes |
| Jannie L. Blackwell | Yes |
| Joan L. Krajewski | No |
| Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez | Yes |
| Marian B. Tasco | Yes |
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. | Yes |
| William K. Greenlee | Yes |