The "Welcoming City" Commitment — Protecting Residents in the Federal Enforcement Era

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Union City has formally committed to being a "Welcoming City" — a designation that carries real policy meaning in 2026. The City Council reaffirmed its Welcoming City declaration on February 23, 2017, as a member of the National League of Cities Inclusive Communities Partnership Program — promoting mutual respect and appreciation for all people represented within the community — a policy that has taken on renewed urgency as federal immigration enforcement has escalated. Union City is a majority-minority city with large Filipino, South Asian, Latino, and Chinese-American populations — including significant numbers of immigrant residents who are following federal enforcement actions closely and looking to City Hall for leadership. The city's stance — welcoming, but not formally a "sanctuary city" with specific enforcement limitations on police — requires active communication and community trust-building to be meaningful in practice.

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