anti-bilingual education, language immersion initiatives. this legislature was to repeal sections of that proposition and actually included a lot of the language dealing with the fact that if be a nt to continue to global economy, we have to ensure that our global workforce understands it communicates with each other. and that means californians speak more than just english. hours if not already, thousands of children woke up speaking another language other than english. so we have this natural reserve that artie makes us competitive globally. why not allow them to learn two or three languages like they doing in asia, scandinavia. the dynamic, nging the rhetoric and this proposition will now go before in 2016 to eliminate

parts of prop 227 and include more language that allows for the establishment of not only dual language programs, but that ple language programs continue to be favorable. the young , we tell immigrant children that it is okay to learn multiple languages. to learn spanish and world languages. that will make you competitive and california as well. just echo all that and all that is created in california has been adopted in new york and other states. that common sense approach to the students who either grew up speaking english in their household and went on to learn another language or those who are fluent in a native tongue and have graduated from an english-speaking high school.

level is y or skill almost -- to acknowledge their level is a no-cost. more policies like that and i really think california for coming up with a brilliant idea. i hope someday that michigan adopt a similar -- some schools are to have -- but it should be in all 50 states. >> the only thing i would add what steve said earlier is that some of these issues it is really interesting to look at politics id. on the one hand photo id, on in a civil id -- municipal id. we are really in this put it ation -- to euphemistically -- about integration issues in addition to the larger question of who and who goes out.

i think new york sees itself as a player in that dialogue. it is going to be ongoing. to be worse before it gets better. but to put their stake in the ground in terms of what makes sense for our country moving forward. >> we have time for questions. we do have staff were help you to move the microphone down the rows. in catholic charities raleigh, north carolina. question for the commissioner. i hear you correctly when i heard you say that in order to get new york city, you need a id to get another id?

therein lies the problem. manyimmigrants to not have a photo id. >> there are a number of ideas including foreign matriculas, employer id cards. to have rules ng where the communities can help establish identity and residency. of our current rulemaking policy, saying that is important to ensure that this is as inclusive as possible. we also have to establish that the person is who they say they are. one to find the balance is of the trickier operations. >> good morning. my question is for you, senator lara.

our very proud of what state has done, but i am also an immigration officer. to ask a d like question regarding how is taking into consideration embedding these to ividuals as it pertains national security and safety concerns. if you could expand a little bit -- >> under which program? will safe, for example, the california drivers license laws. you had said that you are not collaborating with the federal government; however, there are concerns in urity this country and california is not exempt from that. so if you could expand a little bit on some of the measures the state is taking for screening and vetting individuals for safety concerns. >> just as a city id, we went

to this rulemaking process in terms of how to identify the person. a long we went through we are ing process, but operating under, i think, the rightful assumption that not every immigrant is a terrorist -- >> they are not all innocent, either. >> correct, correct, but the of folks here -- nothing would have stopped what happened on september 11. understanding that, i think we, in our departments, are doing everything we can to we identify the person, we know who the person of a nd it is kind challenge -- a balancing act -- how do we encourage folks and understand that a person seeking a drivers license, they want to identify themselves.

able to take be their kids to school without getting the car impounded, they want to continue to contribute to our economy. we are not our own country. if the federal government needs they need to do in identify a person, we will be able to provide that. of all of us, ety we get people registered and noblest driving on our streets and to is, you know, living in our community. the beauty about living in such is that, you te know, we are comfortable with being different. we're comfortable with seeing people from different parts of the country.

but, again, national security is definitely an issue we need to address. frame of mind is -- the more folks that are obtaining these drivers licenses, than we know who they are. in i worked on these issues the michigan legislature when we had real id that came into effect post 9/11. and the fact that driving millions of people underground actually the wrong strategy in order to find the people who might harm us and terrorize us. the reality is having policies in which law enforcement and are open and usable in identification. create a better system for law enforcement and national be able to find operators and root them out. i highly recommend going to the police foundation.

the national organization has done a lot of research on this help proactive manner and create safer community and is, frankly, more respectful of undocumented communities. good morning, michael cooper member on the a bar of immigration. this is great. i wanted to probe a little bit more about the issueof what we refuse to do. this question to you, commissioner. new york is recently testified before the council regarding noncompliance with ice containers. i would be interested to hear you talk about the state of if other panelists have interest on what cities and states can refuse to do. council speaker has

introduced legislation that and d dramatically expand, therefore dramatically decrease, without new york city complies with detainers. specifically about judicial then, any and even serious conviction in the past five years. a misdemeanor charges to have sing people their detained to be honored. nobody at the department of knows how that happened. the local law would also remove the facility at ellis island. at the same hearing, the in tified that the mayor is support of the current

legislation. through l have to go final negotiations, but hopefully very soon we'll have a bill that will pass the city signed by the mayor that would eliminate new york city's compliance with detainers. what we did -- one of the big things we decided not to comply with was with the federal law that would require law enforcement to collaborate with federal agents. that was a bill we called secure communities. the discussion nationally of guys g to obtain these bad was not translating in california. what was happening is that you would get somebody who is something on the corner, then somehow get arrested for not having a permit to be able to sell in the street.

basically being deported and tearing families apart. we saw people that were intimidating home care workers , saying that they are not going we are going to the law enforcement -- tell them that you are here illegally. so we said that we lack in a follow the federal law and that was a big, tremendous victory. changing the paradigm shift in discussion from a gotcha do everything we can to incorporate our immigration community. why did our parents come here? why did your ancestors come here? because this is the most amazing country in the world. united states of america to the son of a and a factory worker

serve in the eighth largest economy in the world, which is california. this is the most amazing country. we have to make sure that we change the dialogue. we have to be proactive. that we incorporate shoe and your fear of being a productive number of our society. >> good morning. my name is martha and i'm retired from the state department. i am a former visa officer. to california from maryland and, unfortunately, did not need a visa to move there. i went to a conference last week in san diego and they were talking about, specifically, the mexican immigration. they were overjoyed by the new law about the drivers licenses, found so interesting was they refer to los angeles as a sanctuary city. as certain suburbs of san diego

as not sanctuary cities. but the immigrants cannot becausethey ties are less expensive, they are easier to live in, but the local city councils -- we could totally different panel here -- because they are doing everything they can to make sure the immigration laws are enforced. the reflection of what you are doing. my concern would be -- and, of course, i hope that someday the federal government takes action and is to take -- start packets we of sanctuaries in cities that -- pockets of sanctuaries in cities that are along the border, like in texas. could wondered if you comment on that and if we could bridge that divide. my interest is in conflict

resolution of these issues and not to divide the country even further. >> you are absolutely right. my have a group of folks in office quite often were at the california border with mexico. you're absolutely right. i am painting a picture here time and we taken have these issues where, you children were turned away and begged for us. if there were a bunch of brown were people of color stopping federal agents, what would happen to us? kind of ynamic is still very -- especially when you go inland. people tend to divide

california north and south, but i think we are more along the coast to the inland empire, as peoople say california. as a gay similar to, man, when you meet someone who part of lg bt, it changes the rhetoric and it changes the tone. when i was working and do re talking about how to we get students to themselves as undocumented, it was difficult. people were really scared. these dream e now act students taking charge of their own lives. members active, open of our society and immigrants to get, you know, as we introduce more policies

to help them, the students are coming out of the shadows. again, seeing immigrants of our neighbors, as our coworkers, i think that has helped the social movement. >> i just want to let those struggling south californians a very at detroit is low-cost option. [laughter] incredible value for your dollar. a so-called sanctuary city. i do not, frankly, like thatterminology. the reality is that we want to create a safe environment. violent ve a lot of crime in detroit and we need people who are willing to work with police. us to focus on

not immigration issues when we are solving crime, but with policing issues. shows lice foundation that having up policing policy that only asked about immigration status when it is critical to solving the policy at hand is a better policy for what we want to police to do. being a t about sanctuary city and getting in federal immigration debate, it is about having good policing. again, you can get a house for around $35,000. we are welcoming city. mat, whatever you need. >> we are about time. we'll try to be very brief and get you all out of here in a couple of minutes. >> i'm with the national

institute for reproductive health and i want to thank you, senator lott, for your visionary help. as an organization that works like texas and florida, we heard devastating day of immigrant women who are dying everyday. so we know that this is a was -term fight, but i un has ng if the -- the recognized this. we are very interested in moving the needle and some of on the federal level where the political climate is not as friendly. i would be interested in hearing some lessons learned in maybe could be applicable to other states. on the federal level where it is not as responsive. what are some lessons we can

apply to more hostile situations? >> quickly, lessons learned, has their grant group own opinion on how to fund health care for all. it ewhat to completely pay by the government to a general fund. and those of us who are more pragmatic but tried to come up with ways of funding this program. we arty increased by, i think, are healthcare e roles now. so now it is how we're going to continue to expand this and pay for it. the variety of opinions i underestimated. i thought it would be a lot easier to get people together and figure out. now we know and we have a more clear strategy moving forward. >> good morning, my name is courtney lee and i am a law student here at georgetown.

i hope to move to new york this and become immigrant advocate. i'm wondering what other the city or are that has supported? >> sure. new york immigrant family is funded by the city by the city council dollars. and the immigration justice expanded through fellowship. so in addition to those two the city has historically funded an initiative. now it has been baselined, part of ans that it is the administration's budget. we're trying to figure out how to further bolster immigration also engage community-based partners who

are doing lots of important work connected to legal services. that is the process we are in now and i think there will be family unity programs and if they will continue. i think all of those questions are up for grabs and being able to establish that this legal services program actually stay the money in the future is very important. we will also be doing a study from a it is important poverty standpoint. point ve emphasized the of challenging inequality in our city. citizen holds people back, and so that connection between immigration services and poverty fighting israeli central. >> stick around this afternoon for another session. >> i will make it quick.

or i will try. interested in immigrants banking and you guys have talked about access to education. access to financial services, especially when legal costs will be thousands of dollars over someone's lifetime? do we help -- how are you guys working with financial institutions, or nonprofit institutions -- he talked about and working against that. how are you guys working with financial institutions to bring people into the financial the stream and help finance shifting immigration status? >> financial empowerment is essential. we are he framework that working with, there has to be a financial empowerment component because we can talk to her blue the face about poverty and

financial equity and so forth. see, especially in california, is that immigrants come with a very strong entrepreneurial spirit. of hink it is a matter survival as well. when my mom came here, she -- ld sell you anything avon, shoes -- so i wondered how we capture that spirit. tamales on e selling the corner, how do you build that to make that into the best tamale maker in california. so we are working with a lot of the financial institutions, the in california and nationally, it behooves of them as well. they see it as a new market, especially in california. so they are part of the

discussion. well, the r banks, as community banks are on the table as well, having how we encourage them. including bank on movements, incorporating immigrants into the institutionsand allowing them and helping them to build wealth. saying that it is okay to build wealth and you should not feel bad about that. we are changing that discussion, as well. in california, it is a big component of her office. >> i would just be very brief. this -- and i really hope it will help us, detroit is landed are using that we for redevelopment because undocumented people who have a

buying a vacant in, creating ing great ownership. we have a huge problem of financing that and we have to figure out what the solutions are. >> thank you. >> last question. my name is alan and i work consulting and we do wwork with teachers and esl. when we are advising esl them ies and trying to get involved in connected, they are send d that whenever we something home -- why am i being called in. they are afraid of deportation. we begin a suggest conversation? >> i mean, as somebody who has

that firsthand, i think we need to have a conversation with her immigrant communities. the level of respect that immigrants have towards authority figures is very well respected. whatever the teacher says this kind of law, right? my family, at least. this that said, there is in my of immigrants -- i can speak of you get dropped off at work and the parents go to their jobs. there is an organization that belong to called pique which deals with how to read your what 's report card, more s you have -- we need

resources on this because they are very different depending on what part of the world to come from. we need more the resources to help transition the parents to understand our own educational system which varies from state to state, city to city. it is very important for us to continue dialogue. >> let's give a round of applause to our fabulous group. [applause] panel begins at 11:30, which is in about 10 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014]

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