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RESOLUTION 1/ i <br /> A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE UNITED STATES <br /> IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE TO <br /> OVERRULE AN INS AGENCY OPINION THAT ALLOWS <br /> FOREIGN CRANE OPERATORS INTO THE UNITED STATES TO <br /> PERFORM WORK WHICH CAN AND SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY <br /> AMERICAN WORKERS . IN ADDITION, THIS RESOLUTION <br /> CALLS ON THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO <br /> RECOGNIZE TRADITIONAL WORK JURISDICTIONS OF <br /> AMERICAN WORKERS, AND FURTHER CALLS ON THE UNITED <br /> STATES GOVERNMENT TO REFRAIN FROM MAKING LAWS , <br /> RULES, REGULATIONS, ETC. , OR FROM RENDERING <br /> OPINIONS THAT IN ANY WAY DETRACT FROM TRADITIONAL <br /> WORK JURISDICTIONS OF AMERICAN WORKERS . <br /> WHEREAS, the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service <br /> unilaterally rendered an opinion on Sections 101 (a) 10 and 101 (a) <br /> (15) (D) , and on Title 8 CFR, Part 252 . 1-5 and the Operations <br /> Instructions 252. 1-5, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and <br /> that opinion deprives American workers of their traditional work <br /> jurisdictions ; and <br /> WHEREAS, the information obtained by the INS that was used to <br /> arrive at its opinion came from a foreign-owned company (Kingcome <br /> Navigation Company Ltd. ; 80 North Columbia Street ; Vancouver, B.C. <br /> Canada V6A 2R3) ; and <br /> WHEREAS, the foreign-owned company had a financial interest in <br /> obtaining the INS opinion; and <br /> WHEREAS, no American worker was contacted by the INS regarding <br /> the correctness , or lack of same, of the information supplied by the <br /> foreign-owned company to the INS ; and <br /> WHEREAS, the information supplied by the foreign-owned company to <br /> the INS was and is not factual ; and <br /> WHEREAS, American workers possess the skill to perform the work <br /> described in the information supplied to the INS by the foreign-owned <br /> company; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon our government to first serve the <br /> needs of American citizens and taxpayers ; and <br /> WHEREAS, our government must look for ways to increase employment <br /> for American workers instead of compounding the problem of high <br /> unemployment in our country; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is unconscionable for our government to give-away <br /> American jobs to foreign citizens , <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Everett City Council <br /> calls on the Immigration and Naturalization Service to overrule the <br /> INS Agency opinion referred to herein, <br /> FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the Immigration and Naturalization <br /> Service , or any other part of the Government of the United States , <br /> refrain from making laws , rules , regulations , etc . , or from rendering <br /> opinions that in any way detract from traditional work jursidictions <br /> of American workers . <br /> I J_ <br /> ikk <br /> CCou cil Preside t <br /> PASSED and APPROVED this ,,,L27. day of October, 1986. <br /> " ' J4eY-749- <br /> Counci *titin Introducing TAsolution <br />