Highquality education, i attended and graduated lowell high school. Ive been given resources based on the hard work that my parents have sweat and sacrifice for. When i see these children sitting here today i dont see the face of an Illegal Immigrants were criminal. I see a human being who has the right to live a life with dignity respect and opportunity and success. Select them for you all to please look into your hearts and give us ordinance your positive votes. Thank you thank you. Im going to call a few names and i would does we have a pretty packed agenda so we can move the meeting quickly i would ask that instead of clapping if people could just show your support by waiting. I have a few names that im going to call on. [inaudible] cattle con. Maureen alder. Gracefully. Mary beth kaufman. Ms. Santos. If you can please sign up on our left, youre right. Bianca is here thank you good afternoon supervisors. I am here as public defender to imploring you to grant this relief and to fund
I was a student of business administration. As a student as someone who aspired for more im a mother of 3 children the opportunity my country are shot. As someone with a strong sense of work ethic i worked since i was 11 years old since to provide for my family. 2 years ago i opened a Small Business selling shrimp. I opened his business without being able to provide for my family and instead this business and did meet with receiving threats of death to me and my children. I knew at every moment what i was facing. I sense such desperation when i was leaving my country. I came in the most inhumane way possible. Because for me and all the children and families here you will represent the hope that i traveled here for. I traveled on this famous drink called the beast for one month. Try the evidence from that journey. The moment i stepped foot in this country of the biggest crime was trying to provide for my daughter. That is my biggest crime. Trying to provide a life for myself and my daug
Authorities and the press. My name is paulo. Im 28 years old. Im here with my daughter was 5 years old. I am here seeking with an open heart. This is very emotional to me. Im not here to live. Im here to speak from my heart to you all. In my country of honduras i was a student of business administration. As a student as someone who aspired for more im a mother of 3 children the opportunity my country are shot. As someone with a strong sense of work ethic i worked since i was 11 years old since to provide for my family. 2 years ago i opened a Small Business selling shrimp. I opened his business without being able to provide for my family and instead this business and did meet with receiving threats of death to me and my children. I knew at every moment what i was facing. I sense such desperation when i was leaving my country. I came in the most inhumane way possible. Because for me and all the children and families here you will represent the hope that i traveled here for. I traveled on
Law firm with 11 offices including 2 here in the bay area and San Francisco and palo alto. Im also a cofounder and board member of the National Association of pro bono counsel. Professional organization of attorneys managing pro bono practices at law firms around the country. It is in that capacity that im here today. On behalf of the association of pro bono counsel and our Law Firm Pro Bono counsel members, i would like to stress express the strong as possible support for the supplemental funding for Legal Services providers. Although many of our law firms already do promote pro bono work for children and families in the areas of asylum and guardianship and special immigrant juvenile status, we are not able to do that work on our own. We do not work in partnerships with Legal Services providers. Which provides training, screening, and mentoring, referral, and expertise. However, many of these organizations were already at capacity work on reduce staffing before this crisis. They are s
Name is paulo. Im 28 years old. Im here with my daughter was 5 years old. I am here seeking with an open heart. This is very emotional to me. Im not here to live. Im here to speak from my heart to you all. In my country of honduras i was a student of business administration. As a student as someone who aspired for more im a mother of 3 children the opportunity my country are shot. As someone with a strong sense of work ethic i worked since i was 11 years old since to provide for my family. 2 years ago i opened a Small Business selling shrimp. I opened his business without being able to provide for my family and instead this business and did meet with receiving threats of death to me and my children. I knew at every moment what i was facing. I sense such desperation when i was leaving my country. I came in the most inhumane way possible. Because for me and all the children and families here you will represent the hope that i traveled here for. I traveled on this famous drink called the