Sanctuary and citizenship advocacy resolution

1. SENATE​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​CONSOLIDATED​ ​STUDENTS​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​UNIVERSITY​ ​OF​ ​NEVADA​ ​LAS
VEGAS
48TH​ ​Legislative​ ​Session​ ​2017-2018
A​ ​RESOLUTION​ ​FOR​ ​CSUN’S​ ​COMMITMENT​ ​TO​ ​STUDENTS​ ​REGARDLESS​ ​OF
IMMIGRATION​ ​STATUS​ ​AND​ ​ADVOCACY​ ​FOR​ ​PERMANENT​ ​LEGAL​ ​STATUS
Bill​ ​Number:​ ​SR​ ​48-04
Authors​ ​of​ ​Legislation:
Senator​ ​Micajah​ ​Daniels,​ ​​Division​ ​of​ ​Health​ ​Sciences
WHEREAS,​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Nevada,​ ​Las​ ​Vegas​ ​(“UNLV”)​ ​strives​ ​to​ ​be​ ​different,
daring,​ ​and​ ​diverse;
WHEREAS,​ ​undocumented​ ​immigrant​ ​is​ ​defined​ ​as​ ​an​ ​​immigrant​ ​​ ​who​ ​has​ ​entered​ ​the
United​ ​States​ ​illegally​ ​and​ ​is​ ​deportable​ ​if​ ​apprehended,​ ​or​ ​an​ ​immigrant​ ​who​ ​entered​ ​the​ ​United
States​ ​legally​ ​but​ ​who​ ​has​ ​fallen​ ​"out​ ​of​ ​status"​ ​and​ ​is​ ​deportable;
WHEREAS,​ ​Nevada​ ​is​ ​home​ ​to​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​share​ ​of​ ​undocumented​ ​immigrants​ ​at​ ​an
estimated​ ​7.2%​ ​of​ ​the​ ​population ;
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​ ​​Pew​ ​Research​ ​Center.​ ​2016.​ ​“U.S.​ ​unauthorized​ ​immigration​ ​population​ ​estimates”
Pewresearchcenter.org

2. WHEREAS,​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​DACA​ ​or​ ​undocumented​ ​students​ ​at​ ​UNLV​ ​is​ ​unknown​ ​due
to​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​resources​ ​and​ ​trust;
WHEREAS,​ ​Consolidated​ ​Students​ ​of​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Nevada​ ​(“CSUN”)​ ​and​ ​members
of​ ​our​ ​community​ ​are​ ​concerned​ ​about​ ​the​ ​health,​ ​safety,​ ​and​ ​success​ ​of​ ​our​ ​immigrant​ ​students
being​ ​affected​ ​by​ ​the​ ​recent​ ​increase​ ​in​ ​xenophobic​ ​hate​ ​crimes​ ​and​ ​inflammatory​ ​language​ ​in
our​ ​community ;
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WHEREAS,​ ​September​ ​1,​ ​2017​ ​Deferred​ ​Action​ ​for​ ​Childhood​ ​Arrivals​ ​(“DACA”)​ ​was
eliminated;
​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​WHEREAS,​ ​current​ ​federal​ ​policy​ ​states​ ​that​ ​U.S.​ ​Immigration​ ​and​ ​Customs​ ​(“ICE”)
officers​ ​are​ ​restricted​ ​from​ ​conducting​ ​enforcement​ ​actions​ ​such​ ​as​ ​arrests,​ ​interviews,​ ​searches,
and​ ​surveillance​ ​at​ ​sensitive​ ​locations​ ​such​ ​as​ ​post-secondary​ ​schools​ ​up​ ​to​ ​and​ ​including
colleges​ ​and​ ​universities​ ​unless​ ​exigent​ ​circumstances,​ ​exceptions​ ​to​ ​the​ ​general​ ​rule,​ ​or​ ​prior
approval​ ​is​ ​obtained ;
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WHEREAS,​ ​all​ ​students​ ​at​ ​UNLV​ ​pay​ ​tuition​ ​and​ ​should​ ​benefit​ ​from​ ​services​ ​and
programs​ ​that​ ​are​ ​created​ ​for​ ​the​ ​student​ ​body;
WHEREAS,​ ​monetary​ ​resources​ ​for​ ​this​ ​community​ ​are​ ​scarce​ ​and​ ​not​ ​always​ ​readily
available;
WHEREAS,​ ​Nevada​ ​does​ ​not​ ​have​ ​clear​ ​legislation​ ​on​ ​postsecondary​ ​benefits​ ​for
undocumented​ ​students ;
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​ ​Lovell,​ ​Blaze.​ ​2016.​ ​“UNLV​ ​math​ ​instructor​ ​faces​ ​outrage​ ​for​ ​Facebook​ ​comments.”​ ​The​ ​Scarlet​ ​&
Gray​ ​Free​ ​Press.​ ​UNLVFreepress.com
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​ ​​U.S.​ ​Immigration​ ​and​ ​Customs​ ​Enforcement.​ ​2011.​ ​“Enforcement​ ​Actions​ ​at​ ​or​ ​Focused​ ​on​ ​Sensitive
Locations​ ​Memorandum.”
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​ ​uLEAD​ ​Network.​ ​2017.​ ​“Nevada​ ​Policy.”​ ​uleadnetwork.org

3. WHEREAS,​ ​Nevada​ ​is​ ​a​ ​state​ ​with​ ​unstipulated​ ​policies​ ​regarding​ ​education​ ​for
undocumented​ ​students;
WHEREAS,​ ​UNLV​ ​is​ ​a​ ​public​ ​institution;
WHEREAS,​ ​the​ ​Supreme​ ​Court​ ​of​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​has​ ​ruled​ ​that​ ​public​ ​schools​ ​are
prohibited​ ​from​ ​denying​ ​students​ ​access​ ​to​ ​K-12​ ​and​ ​secondary​ ​public​ ​education​ ​based​ ​on​ ​their
immigration​ ​status ;
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WHEREAS,​ ​the​ ​deprivation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​public​ ​education​ ​is​ ​a​ ​violation​ ​of​ ​our​ ​U.S.
Constitution’s​ ​equal​ ​protection​ ​of​ ​rights ;
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WHEREAS,​ ​any​ ​resources​ ​that​ ​have​ ​the​ ​possibility​ ​of​ ​being​ ​saved​ ​by​ ​excluding
undocumented​ ​children​ ​from​ ​public​ ​schools​ ​do​ ​not​ ​outweigh​ ​the​ ​harm​ ​imposed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​child​ ​and
society ;
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​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​WHEREAS,​ ​copious​ ​amounts​ ​of​ ​education​ ​institutions​ ​all​ ​over​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​are
adopting​ ​resolutions​ ​and​ ​policies​ ​to​ ​demonstrate​ ​their​ ​continuous​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​maintaining
their​ ​schools​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​space​ ​for​ ​students​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​their​ ​immigration​ ​status;
WHEREAS,​ ​Clark​ ​County​ ​School​ ​District ,​ ​UNLV's​ ​President​ ​Len​ ​Jessup ,​ ​and​ ​UNLV
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CSUN ​ ​has​ ​taken​ ​a​ ​stance​ ​to​ ​support​ ​DACAmented​ ​and​ ​Undocumented​ ​students;
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WHEREAS,​ ​faculty​ ​and​ ​staff​ ​are​ ​not​ ​always​ ​aware​ ​of​ ​institutional​ ​and​ ​state​ ​policies​ ​and
resources;
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​ ​​Plyler​ ​v.​ ​Doe,​ ​457​ ​U.S.​ ​202​ ​(1982)
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​ ​​U.S.​ ​Const.​ ​amend.​ ​XIV,​ ​§​ ​1
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​ ​Plyler​ ​v.​ ​Doe,​ ​457​ ​U.S.​ ​202​ ​(1982)
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​ ​​Clark​ ​County​ ​School​ ​District.​ ​2017.​ ​“Resolution​ ​of​ ​Commitment​ ​to​ ​Students​ ​Regardless​ ​of​ ​Immigration
Status.”
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​ ​Len​ ​Jessup.​ ​2017.​ ​“President​ ​Jessup:​ ​Support​ ​of​ ​Deferred​ ​Action​ ​for​ ​Childhood
Arrivals​ ​(DACA)​ ​and​ ​undocumented​ ​immigrant​ ​students.”​ ​UNLV​ ​News​ ​Center.
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​ ​De’Liza​ ​Galimidi.​ ​2017.​ ​“CSUN​ ​President​ ​Stands​ ​in​ ​Solidarity​ ​with​ ​President​ ​Jessup’s​ ​Support​ ​of
DACA.”​ ​UNLV​ ​CSUN​ ​Press​ ​Release.

4. WHEREAS,​ ​UndocuNetwork​ ​has​ ​been​ ​providing​ ​trainings​ ​regarding​ ​supporting
undocumented​ ​students​ ​for​ ​faculty​ ​and​ ​staff​ ​in​ ​Clark​ ​County;
WHEREAS,​ ​CSUN​ ​urges​ ​administration​ ​to​ ​designate​ ​a​ ​liaison​ ​for​ ​DACA​ ​and
undocumented​ ​students​ ​to​ ​articulate​ ​resources​ ​provided​ ​to​ ​undocumented​ ​students,​ ​advocate​ ​for
their​ ​status,​ ​and​ ​address​ ​these​ ​students​ ​specific​ ​concerns​ ​and​ ​needs;
THEREFORE,​ ​BE​ ​IT​ ​RESOLVED,​ ​UNLV​ ​CSUN​ ​is​ ​dedicated​ ​to​ ​organizing​ ​strategies
to​ ​advocate​ ​for​ ​improving​ ​pathways​ ​to​ ​citizenship​ ​and​ ​ensuring​ ​equal​ ​access​ ​to​ ​education​ ​and
services​ ​by:
1.​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Designating​ ​UNLV’s​ ​property​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​space​ ​for​ ​students,​ ​staff,​ ​and​ ​the
educational​ ​community​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​their​ ​immigration​ ​status;
2.​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Protecting​ ​student​ ​privacy​ ​by​ ​restricting​ ​the​ ​release​ ​of​ ​personally​ ​identifiable
information​ ​about​ ​students’​ ​immigration​ ​status​ ​to​ ​immigration​ ​enforcement​ ​agencies,​ ​including
ICE,​ ​unless​ ​the​ ​conditions​ ​stipulated​ ​in​ ​FERPA ;
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3.​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Sponsoring​ ​UndocuNetwork​ ​to​ ​implement​ ​a​ ​forum​ ​in​ ​the​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​training
faculty,​ ​staff,​ ​and​ ​students​ ​in​ ​the​ ​community​ ​to​ ​educate​ ​and​ ​provide​ ​resources​ ​and​ ​tools
necessary​ ​to​ ​effectively​ ​respond​ ​to​ ​the​ ​academic​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​undocumented​ ​students;
4.​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Requiring​ ​student​ ​government​ ​to​ ​attend​ ​said​ ​trainings​ ​by​ ​encompassing​ ​“Dream
Zone​ ​Training”​ ​into​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Nevada,​ ​Las​ ​Vegas​ ​Consolidated​ ​Students​ ​of​ ​Nevada​ ​Code​ ​of
Conduct​ ​“Diversity​ ​and​ ​Inclusion​ ​Competency​ ​Training”
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​ ​20​ ​U.S.C.​ ​§​ ​1232g;​ ​34​ ​CFR​ ​Part​ ​99

5. 5.​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Supporting​ ​legislation​ ​(i)​ ​that​ ​cancels​ ​the​ ​removal​ ​of​ ​and​ ​grants​ ​legal​ ​permanent
residence​ ​to​ ​an​ ​undocumented​ ​immigrant​ ​who​ ​is​ ​inadmissible​ ​or​ ​deportable​ ​or​ ​is​ ​in​ ​temporary
protected​ ​status​ ​who:
(1)​ ​Has​ ​been​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​for​ ​four​ ​years;
(2)​ ​​ ​was​ ​younger​ ​than​ ​18​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age​ ​on​ ​the​ ​initial​ ​date​ ​of​ ​U.S.​ ​entry;
​ ​(3)​ ​is​ ​not​ ​inadmissible​ ​on​ ​criminal,​ ​security,​ ​terrorism,​ ​or​ ​other​ ​grounds;
(4)​ ​has​ ​not​ ​ordered,​ ​incited,​ ​assisted,​ ​or​ ​otherwise​ ​participated​ ​in​ ​the​ ​persecution​ ​of​ ​any
person​ ​on​ ​account​ ​of​ ​race,​ ​religion,​ ​nationality,​ ​membership​ ​in​ ​a​ ​particular​ ​social​ ​group,​ ​or
political​ ​opinion;
(5)​ ​has​ ​fulfilled​ ​specified​ ​requirements:
(a)​ ​is​ ​at​ ​least​ ​5​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age;​ ​and
(b)​ ​is​ ​enrolled​ ​in​ ​an​ ​elementary​ ​school,​ ​a​ ​secondary​ ​school,​ ​or​ ​an​ ​early​ ​childhood
education​ ​program.
(c)​ ​is​ ​enrolled​ ​in​ ​secondary​ ​school​ ​or​ ​in​ ​an​ ​education​ ​program​ ​assisting​ ​students
in—
(I)​ ​obtaining​ ​a​ ​regular​ ​high​ ​school​ ​diploma​ ​or​ ​its​ ​recognized​ ​equivalent
under​ ​State​ ​law;​ ​or
(II)​ ​in​ ​passing​ ​a​ ​general​ ​educational​ ​development​ ​exam,​ ​a​ ​high​ ​school
equivalence​ ​diploma​ ​examination,​ ​or​ ​other​ ​similar​ ​State-authorized​ ​exam.
(d)​ ​has​ ​not​ ​abandoned​ ​the​ ​immigrant’s​ ​residence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States;

6. (e)​ ​has​ ​earned​ ​a​ ​high​ ​school​ ​diploma​ ​or​ ​a​ ​commensurate​ ​alternative​ ​award​ ​from​ ​a
public​ ​or​ ​private​ ​high​ ​school,​ ​or​ ​has​ ​obtained​ ​a​ ​general​ ​education​ ​development​ ​certificate
recognized​ ​under​ ​State​ ​law​ ​or​ ​a​ ​high​ ​school​ ​equivalency​ ​diploma​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States;
(f)​ ​​ ​has​ ​acquired​ ​a​ ​degree​ ​from​ ​an​ ​institution​ ​of​ ​higher​ ​education​ ​or​ ​has​ ​completed
at​ ​least​ ​2​ ​years,​ ​in​ ​good​ ​standing,​ ​in​ ​a​ ​program​ ​for​ ​a​ ​bachelor’s​ ​degree​ ​or​ ​higher​ ​degree
in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States;
(g)​ ​has​ ​served​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Uniformed​ ​Services​ ​for​ ​at​ ​least​ ​2​ ​years​ ​and,​ ​if​ ​discharged,
received​ ​an​ ​honorable​ ​discharge;​ ​or
(h)​ ​has​ ​been​ ​employed​ ​for​ ​periods​ ​totaling​ ​at​ ​least​ ​3​ ​years​ ​and​ ​at​ ​least​ ​75​ ​percent
of​ ​the​ ​time​ ​that​ ​the​ ​immigrant​ ​has​ ​had​ ​a​ ​valid​ ​employment​ ​authorization,​ ​except​ ​that
any​ ​period​ ​during​ ​which​ ​the​ ​immigrant​ ​is​ ​not​ ​employed​ ​while​ ​having​ ​a​ ​valid
employment​ ​authorization​ ​and​ ​is​ ​enrolled​ ​in​ ​an​ ​institution​ ​of​ ​higher​ ​education,​ ​a
secondary​ ​school,​ ​or​ ​an​ ​education​ ​program
(6)​ ​Or​ ​demonstrates​ ​compelling​ ​circumstances​ ​for​ ​the​ ​inability​ ​to​ ​satisfy​ ​the​ ​requirements
previously​ ​specified​ ​by​ ​demonstrating​ ​that:
​ ​(a)​ ​the​​ ​immigrant​​ ​has​ ​a​ ​disability;
(b)​ ​the​ ​immigrant​ ​is​ ​a​ ​full-time​ ​caregiver​ ​of​ ​a​ ​minor​ ​child;​ ​or
(c)​ ​the​ ​removal​ ​of​ ​the​ ​immigrant​ ​from​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​would​ ​result​ ​in​ ​extreme
hardship​ ​to​ ​the​ ​immigrant​ ​or​ ​the​ ​immigrant’s​ ​spouse,​ ​parent,​ ​or​ ​child​ ​who​ ​is​ ​a​ ​national​ ​of
the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​or​ ​is​ ​lawfully​ ​admitted​ ​for​ ​permanent​ ​residence.
(ii)​ ​Protects​ ​the​ ​safety​ ​of​ ​immigrants​ ​applying​ ​for​ ​status​ ​and​ ​the​ ​nation​ ​by​ ​DHS​ ​may​ ​not:

7. (1)​ ​grant​ ​conditional​ ​permanent​ ​resident​ ​status​ ​without​ ​the​ ​submission​ ​of​ ​biometric​ ​and
background​ ​data,​ ​and​ ​completion​ ​of​ ​background​ ​and​ ​medical​ ​checks;​ ​and
(2)​ ​disclose​ ​or​ ​use​ ​information​ ​provided​ ​in​ ​applications​ ​filed​ ​under​ ​this​ ​bill​ ​or​ ​in​ ​DACA
requests​ ​for​ ​immigration​ ​enforcement​ ​purposes.

8. References
Clark​ ​County​ ​School​ ​District.​ ​2017.​ ​“Resolution​ ​of​ ​Commitment​ ​to​ ​Students​ ​Regardless​ ​of​ ​Immigration
Status.”
De’Liza​ ​Galimidi.​ ​2017.​ ​“CSUN​ ​President​ ​Stands​ ​in​ ​Solidarity​ ​with​ ​President​ ​Jessup’s​ ​Support​ ​of
DACA.”​ ​UNLV​ ​CSUN​ ​Press​ ​Release.
FERPA.​ ​20​ ​U.S.C.​ ​§​ ​1232g;​ ​34​ ​CFR​ ​Part​ ​99
Len​ ​Jessup.​ ​2017.​ ​“President​ ​Jessup:​ ​Support​ ​of​ ​Deferred​ ​Action​ ​for​ ​Childhood
Arrivals​ ​(DACA)​ ​and​ ​undocumented​ ​immigrant​ ​students.”​ ​UNLV​ ​News​ ​Center.
Lovell,​ ​Blaze.​ ​“UNLV​ ​math​ ​instructor​ ​faces​ ​outrage​ ​for​ ​Facebook​ ​comments.”​ ​The​ ​Scarlet​ ​&​ ​Gray​ ​Free
Press.​ ​UNLVFreepress.com​ ​Retrieved​ ​October​ ​3,​ ​2017.
Monterrosa,​ ​Rodolfo.​ ​2017.​ ​“Ending​ ​DACA​ ​puts​ ​‘Dreamers’​ ​at​ ​mercy​ ​of​ ​Congress.”​ ​CNBC.com.
Retrieved​ ​October​ ​3,​ ​2017.
Pew​ ​Research​ ​Center.​ ​2016.​ ​“U.S.​ ​unauthorized​ ​immigration​ ​population​ ​estimates”​ ​Retrieved​ ​October​ ​3,
2017.
Plyler​ ​v.​ ​Doe,​ ​457​ ​U.S.​ ​202​ ​(1982)
S.​ ​1615​ ​—​ ​115th​ ​Congress:​ ​Dream​ ​Act​ ​of​ ​2017
uLEAD​ ​Network.​ ​2017.​ ​“Nevada​ ​Policy.”​ ​uleadnetwork.org​ ​Retrieved:​ ​October​ ​3,​ ​2017.
U.S.​ ​Const.​ ​amend.​ ​XIV,​ ​§​ ​1
U.S.​ ​Immigration​ ​and​ ​Customs​ ​Enforcement.​ ​2011.​ ​“Enforcement​ ​Actions​ ​at​ ​or​ ​Focused​ ​on​ ​Sensitive
Locations​ ​Memorandum.”