Board adopts resolution urging federal action on Dream and Promise Act for DACA and TPS recipients

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (House Resolution 6), which would create pathways to lawful status for DACA recipients and those holding Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Several supervisors and community speakers addressed the board in favor of the resolution; speakers described the potential impact on families, children, and local communities and urged congressional action. Supervisor Aaron Peskin had introduced the measure earlier in the meeting as part of a package of items; Supervisor Norman Yee and others were listed as co-sponsors during the adoption process.

At the meeting Supervisor Katy Tang (note: name not in transcript) was not recorded as a speaker; the cosponsors recorded on the transcript included Supervisors Feuer, Yi, Marr, Walton, Ronan, Brown, Mandelmann, Peskin, Safaie, and Haney. The board took the vote by unanimous consent to adopt the resolution. The resolution calls on Congress to pass the Dream and Promise Act and urges San Franciscans to contact federal representatives and senators in support.

Community groups and immigrant-rights advocates addressed the board during public comment in support of the resolution, describing TPS and DACA holders as long-term contributors to the local economy and warning of the social and psychological harms of sudden loss of legal status for families.