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    Congressional representatives urge Brown to sign immigration bill

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    By Chris Megerian August 14, 2013, 11:24 a.m.


    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), pictured at a Washington news conference this month, is supporting an anti-deportation bill in Sacramento along with 27 other California Democrats in Congress. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press / August 2, 2013)
    SACRAMENTO -- Twenty-eight of California's congressional representatives are throwing their weight behind state legislation that would make it harder to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally.

    The representatives -- all Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco -- sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown urging him to sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

    The bill, known as the Trust Act, "establishes a bright line standard between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement" and would "continue California's proud tradition of being a leader on smart and sensible policies," the letter says.

    The representatives said unnecessary deportations have "reduced the willingness of immigrant and non-immigrant crime victims and witnesses to cooperate with local law enforcement, and consequently has diminished public safety."

    Among the letter's signatories are Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Mike Honda both of San Jose, and recently departed members of the state Legislature now in Washington such as Reps. Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach and Jared Huffman of San Rafael.

    The bill (AB 4), authored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), would limit local law enforcement's role in working with federal authorities to begin deportation proceedings.

    California congressional representatives had urged Brown to sign a previous version of the legislation last year, but the governor vetoed it over concerns it was too broad. It has since been amended to expand the types of crimes and misdemeanors that could trigger the deportation process.
    The bill is now awaiting a vote on the Senate floor.

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    Interesting that they are encouraging the State of California to pass a law that would be in direct conflict with Federal Law. Perhaps Federal law has turned into Socialist Democrat law. All bent or ignored to accommodate the needs of the Democratic Party.

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    deportations have "reduced the willingness of immigrant and non-immigrant crime victims and witnesses to cooperate with local law enforcement, and consequently has diminished public safety."
    I've yet to read any study presenting hard evidence supporting this gross canard.
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