Thread: Editorial: SF 'Sanctuary' Absurdity

Editorial from the Pittsburg (Pa.) Tribune-Review

'Sanctuary' absurdity

Saturday, October 10, 2009

The fact that debate about San Francisco's "sanctuary city" ordinance centers on when to report juvenile illegal aliens' felonies to federal officials, not on scrapping "sanctuary" outright, shows just how ridiculous and misguided that ordinance is.

In a measure enacted last year by Mayor Gavin Newsom, the feds are notified when juvenile illegals suspected of felonies are arrested. Advocates for illegals want such notification delayed until conviction. But either way, San Francisco still will be putting "sanctuary" for illegals ahead of the interests of its own citizens.

That's absurd.

San Francisco wrongly would have the rest of America believe that its soft spot for illegals is nobody's business but its own. Yet the interests of all Americans, not just those of San Franciscans, are at stake, as is the rule of law.

That said, those pushing for this notification change might yet do some actual good -- inadvertently.

Mayor Newsom warns that enactment of the notification change likely would lead to a federal legal challenge that could threaten the entire "sanctuary" ordinance.

Barring a sudden, massive outbreak of sanity in the Bay Area, such litigation might be San Franciscans' best hope for freedom from an ordinance that endangers them -- and all Americans -- by coddling illegal juvenile felons in their midst.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbu ... 47311.html

Let them do whatever they want to do about SF as long as they don't make the tax payers pay for their stupid mess.

It's not just about money and taxes.
These people branch out and have anchor babies, commit crimes in other cities, drive without licenses. It's about all kinds of issues beyond money.

Like the kidnappings in Phoenix. If any of you think illegals are not going to try this in other cities, think again. I would bet your police force has already dealt with it and it's not publicized. It was going on in Phoenix a couple of years before we heard anything about it. By the time we found out we were #2 in the world for kidnappings. Mexico City is #1.

Do the math. They are on their way to a neighborhood near you if you don't put your foot down. This sanctuary city garbage has got to stop. All we do is condone law breaking and that includes terrorists being in the country illegally. It's just a matter of time.