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2 3 4 'I 5 6 I 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 i 19 1 i 20 J 21 22 i 23 24 25 26 27 28 native-born residents to become dependent on welfare, according to the California Senate Office of Research and data from the INS; and, WHEREAS, contrary to Proposition 187 propaganda, immigrants cannot be blamed for the Saving & Loan Bail -Out, and the billions it has cost taxpayers because of conspicuous consumption and over -speculation or the Defense Industry cut-backs, and the subsequent lay-offs that have burdened the local economy. According to a study by the Urban Institute, immigrants in California contribute $30 billion in taxes, while receiving barely half that amount in government services; and, WHEREAS, Proposition 187 proponents ignore the existing policies adopted by other law enforcement agencies, that already formalize coopera- tion between local governments and INS when undocumented persons are arrested for multiple misdemeanor offenses, high grade misdemeanors or felon offenses. Computer -networked booking systems, throughout the state, effectively report all suspected undocumented arrestees to the INS; and, WHEREAS, Proposition 187, aside from duplicating already - existing law enforcement practices, also would raise serious legal issues by removing the requirement of "reasonableness" to any arrest --a basic consti- tutional protection against arbitrary government action; and, WHEREAS, while studies have indicated that less than 10 percent of the Latino community in California is undocumented, Proposition 187 creates a cloud of suspicion --and places the burden of proof --on all Latinos to prove their legality, despite a heritage of contributions, history and valor in the Golden State; and, WHEREAS, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled this year in Gonzalez -Rivera, vs. INS that a stop based on race, or ethnic appearance, is an egregious Constitutional violation; the Court comments: "(We) should