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Resolution No. 14 (2024)
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE "CARE ACT" PROPOSED BY
CONGRESSMAN TOM TIFFANY RELATED TO AMENDING SECTION
412 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 12, 2024
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Supporting the "CARE Act" Proposed by Congressman Tom
Tiffany Related to Amending Section 412 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On March 5, 2024, the County Board voted to have a resolution drafted supporting the adoption
of the CARE Act.
Resolution No. 14 (2024)
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE "CARE ACT" PROPOSED BY
CONGRESSMAN TOM TIFFANY RELATED TO AMENDING SECTION
412 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
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1 WHEREAS, Congressman Tom Tiffany represents the 7 District of Wisconsin in the
2 House of Representatives, which includes St. Croix County; and
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4 WHEREAS, the Refugee Act of 1980, located at Title VI, Chapter 2 of the Immigration
5 and Nationality Act, created The Federal Refugee Resettlement Program to provide for the
6 effective resettlement of refugees; and
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8 WHEREAS, recently Congressman Tiffany proposed the Community Assent for
9 Refugee Entry Act, or the “CARE Act,” requesting an amendment to Section 412 of the
10 Immigration and Nationality Act located at 8 U.S.C. § 1522, which reads as follows:
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12 “(g) Limitation on Resettlement - Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
13 for a fiscal year, the resettlement of any refugee may not be provided for -
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15 (1) in any State where the Governor of that State, or the State Legislature, has taken any
16 action formally disapproving of resettlement in that State: or
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18 (2) in any locality where the chief executive of that locality’s government, or the local
19 legislature, has taken any action formally disapproving of resettlement in that locality.”
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21 ; and
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23 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors recommends adoption of the
24 CARE Act to allow local government units to provide input on resettlement of refugees within
25 the county.
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27 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
28 Supervisors hereby supports the adoption of the CARE Act to provide a mechanism for state
29 and local government units to formally review the resettlement of refugees within their
30 jurisdiction.
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32 FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors directs
33 the County Clerk to send copies of this resolution to Congressman Tom Tiffany and the
34 Wisconsin Counties Association.
Legal – Fiscal – Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: Advisory resolution has no fiscal impact.
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call - Vote Requirement – Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED \[14 TO 5\]
MOVER: Ryan Sherley, Supervisor
SECONDER: Mark Carlson, Supervisor
AYES: Lind, Anderson, Long, Adams, Berning, Ottino, Feidler, Ostness, Counter, Sherley,
Carlson, Barcalow, VanSomeren, Ramberg
NAYS: Leaf, Koch, Hansen, Tellijohn, Swanepoel
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on March 12, 2024
Christine Hines, County Clerk