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Los Angeles Council resolutions by supporting immigration reform

本報記者程嫣洛杉磯報道 Cheng Yan reporting from Los Angeles

敦促聯邦政府盡快就移民改革採取行動，洛杉磯市議會昨天(23日)全票通過支持移民改革的決議。 As soon as possible to urge the federal government to take action on immigration reform, Los Angeles City Council yesterday (23) unanimously adopted a resolution in support of immigration reform.

承諾有馀、行動不足，是如今奧巴馬政府對移民改革問題的「表現」，而白宮移民對話的數度拖延，反而使改革的呼聲越來越高。 The remaining commitments, lack of action, Obama is now the issue of immigration reform the Government's "performance" and the Migration Dialogue for the White House several times to delay, it actually resulted in increasing demands for reform. 23日的洛市議會例行會議格外熱鬧，幾十名移民團體以及學生代表集體前往請願。 23 Regular City Council of Los particularly lively session, dozens of immigrant groups, as well as student representatives to the petitioners collectively. 最終，市議會果然不負衆望地全數通過了支持改革的決議。 Ultimately, the City Council really did not let us down to the full adoption of the resolution in support of reform.

亞太法律中心（APALC）移民權益組主任薩娃妮（Sara Sadhwani）指出，洛市的這項決議秉持其一貫支持移民的作風，雖然決議本身僅是表明立場的宣言，並不意味著進一步的行動，但對移民改革卻起到至關重要的推動作用。 Asia-Pacific Law Center (APALC), director of immigration rights and interests of her Ni Sa (Sara Sadhwani) pointed out that the resolution of Los Angeles has always supported the immigrants to maintain its style, although the resolution itself is only the declaration of a position does not mean that further action However, immigration reform has layed a vital role in promoting. 她説，奧巴馬在競選時就肯定改革的重要性，現在是應該採取行動的時候。 She said that Obama during his election campaign on the importance of certain reforms, it is now time for action to be taken. 她希望政府能夠在未來的幾周內完成移民改革對話，並在年內展開行動。 She hoped that the Government will in the next few weeks to complete the immigration reform dialogue and action during the year. 雖然經濟優先是大勢所趨，然而解決移民問題亦不可忽視，因為它本身就是國家走出金融危機的一個重要步驟。 Although the economic priorities is a general trend, however, also address the issue of migration can not be ignored, because it itself is the country out of financial crisis, an important step.

洛杉磯移民權益聯盟代表卡布瑞拉（Jorge-Mario Cabrera）則表示，此項決議的通過意味著洛市在推動移民改革的浪潮中，將持續發揮領頭羊作用，洛杉磯的移民團體也將義不容辭地扮演更加積極的角色。 On behalf of immigrant rights and interests of the League of Los Angeles Cabrera (Jorge-Mario Cabrera) said that the adoption of this resolution means that Los Angeles in the promotion of the wave of immigration reform will continue to play a leading role in the immigrant groups in Los Angeles will also be duty-bound to play a more active role.

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