Clerk mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Everybody, please place your hands over your heart, and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. Supervisor safai supervisor safai is present. Clerk thank you, supervisor safai. President yee okay. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who air the meetings and make the transcripts available online. Madam clerk, are there any announcements . Clerk yes, mr. President. During the Board Meeting, members will participate online as though they were present in person, and the public is invited to participate in the meeting in the five following ways. First, you are welcome to submit via email at board. Of. Supervisors sfgov. If you do not have internet or youd like to listen on the go, you can listen to the meeting on your cell phone. The telephone number is 8882045984. When prompted, enter the access code 3501008, press pou
Should receive the same benefits as those in active duty relief efforts. These individuals who are bravely keeping our communities safe in the most destructive event in our lifetime should not have their pay diminished. Additionally i request that the president waive the 30day requirement due to the timesensitive nature of this legislation. Every week that goes by these individuals are further penalized while they work to defeat this pandemic. Id like to thank andy molan and ann pierson and ann stotan for moving so quickly on this and getting this ordinance ready in one week. I introduce a resolution today to call on the federal government to increase funding to the Paycheck Protection Program for oversight and to take steps to ensure that the Financial Institutions work with Small Businesses so they can actually access this vital resource. As part of the federal cares act to address the threats of the covid19 pandemic, the program launched on april 3rd to provide relief to Small Busin
The committee on immigration citizenship is in order. We are here today to explore an aspect of our immigration system that generally uses far less attention than community read. Migration flow from central america. Mistreatment of families at the border. Is a very serious issue. They will continue to examine them. The Current Situation must not be overlooked. Record high case backlogs and policy changes make it harder to obtain benefits. They deserve careful attention. These are profound problems that have a direct impact on countless individuals. Other entities such as hospitals. Im sure others will agree that we hear about these issues on almost a daily basis. Although they have struggle with backlogs since its creation, the Agency Reports that the current backlog in 2019 more than 2. 4 million cases. This represents the incredible 344 percent increase for the backlog of cases in 2014. It is the largest backlog since 2003 when they came to a halt in the aftermath of the 9 11 terrori
So the committee will come back to order. We had a number of votes. Hopefully well get some of the other members who are on the way back, but for now we will start with our second panel. I would like to introduce all of them, but before i do let me ask you all to stand, raise your right hand. Will. [witnesses were sworn in] and the record will show that each of the witnesses replied in the from the. That we were introduced our witness. Marquette a lynch is present of Immigration Lawyers Association and a partner at the Chicago Office of where she specializes in business immigration programs and i9 compliance. Shes authored numerous pieces on immigration for legal publication purchaser as a of the leadership board of the National Immigrant Justice Center in chicago and currently advises several chicagobased organizations that provide assistance to underserved immigrant communities. Jill marie busey is director of advocacy of the catholic Legal Immigration network, also known as clinic.
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