Thread: Calif. considers becoming sanctuary state

Calif. considers becoming sanctuary state

01/31/17 10:58 AM EST



California state legislators on Tuesday advanced a bill that would make the entire state a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants, in defiance of President Trump’s stated plans to deport millions of people.

The Senate Public Safety Committee approved the California Values Act on a party-line vote Tuesday morning. The measure now moves to the floor of the state Senate, where Democrats control a super majority.

The committee heard testimony on the bill offered by Senate President Kevin de León (D) that would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from spending money to enforce federal immigration laws. The measure would also ban immigration enforcement in state schools, health facilities and courthouses.

“We will not stand by and let the federal government use our state and local agencies to separate mothers from their children,” de León said in December, when he introduced what he calls the California Values Act.

The fight over sanctuary status could put billions of dollars in federal funding for California programs at risk. Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order pledging to withhold federal money from cities and states that do not comply with federal immigration laws. The order requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” that refuse to share immigration status information with federal officials.Some legal scholars question whether the executive order is constitutional, based on the 10th Amendment and previous court precedents. If Trump’s Homeland Security department goes ahead with plans to block federal funding, lawsuits are almost certain.

The man who would file suit on California’s behalf is Xavier Becerra, the state’s new attorney general, chosen by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in part to challenge the Trump administration. Becerra, a son of immigrants himself, joined 15 other Democratic attorneys general this week in opposing Trump’s executive order temporarily blocking all refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations.

De León’s measure is just one in a series of bills the Democratic-controlled legislature will consider this year that deal with the state’s handling of federal immigration laws. Two other measures would provide legal counsel to undocumented immigrants.

Just days after Trump’s election, California Democrats began establishing themselves as a bulwark against his pledge to deport some undocumented immigrants. About one in 10 people in California’s workforce does not have legal documents, de León’s office estimated.

“In California, immigrants are an integral part of who we are and what we’ve become. They have helped create the wealth and dynamism of this state from the very beginning,” Gov. Jerry Brown (D) told legislators during his State of the State address last week.

“We will defend everybody — every man, woman and child — who has come here for a better life and has contributed to the well-being of our state.”
This story was updated at 3:47 p.m.

http://thehill.com/latino/317085-cal...anctuary-state

The Trump Administration needs to set the ground rules and go after government officials with threat of prosecution for
diverting taxpayer money to fund the harboring of illegal aliens.

These politicians took an oath to faithfully execute the laws of the United States and represent American citizens,
not illegal aliens.

When was the last time the California legislature or Governor or major city mayor took a stand for the US citizens of California? I'm sure there's something, I just don't know what it is, but would like to, if there is .... something.

Originally Posted by Judy

When was the last time the California legislature or Governor or major city mayor took a stand for the US citizens of California? I'm sure there's something, I just don't know what it is, but would like to, if there is .... something.

Never!

I believe that Lorrie. It's a strange road of self-destruction that California seems destined to pursue.

My husband was listening to a local radio program today and he said all the callers were furious and looking for groups to join to start a revolt against this tyranny. I keep hearing more and more of an all out revolution. There are a lot of generational Californian's that have roots in this state that are not willing to just give up and leave without a fight.

Were the callers illegal aliens or people sympathetic to them? And what tyranny are they referring to exactly?

Originally Posted by Judy

Were the callers illegal aliens or people sympathetic to them? And what tyranny are they referring to exactly?

the callers were legal American California citizens that are furious with our state government for not representing the legal citizens of this state. They feel that the state government is abusing their power in ignoring the rights of its legal citizens, using our taxes to defend illegal immigrants and putting our lives and welfare in danger all for one group which is illegal immigrants. This anchor baby legislature does not speak for us.

Okay, got it. Thank you so much for clarifying, MonterreySherry. I did some research and posted an article a few minutes ago, about what the other side is up to. Share it with your husband and everyone you know in California that wants to stop illegal immigration.

Also, keep your eyes open for articles about a person named Pablo Alvarado, head of the National Day Laborers Organization. He's behind a lot of what is going on. He's from El Salvador operating in Los Angeles. He's not what he's pretending to be, in my opinion. If you find any news or articles about him, please post them.

Here's the link on Alvarado:

http://www.alipac.us/f12/rising-resi...ration-342988/