Arthur Bruzzone | BEHIND THE WALL

Voters Should Decide 'Sanctuary' for Undocumented Dangerous Felons

Sixty-five percent of Hispanics, 70 percent of independents, 73 percent of Democrats agreed that “local authorities should not be able to ignore a federal request to hold a detained person who is in the country illegally".

 

When it comes to dangerous and violent unauthorized-immigrant felons, California voters, not lawmakers, should decide sanctuary policy. This is first and foremost a crime issue and secondarily an immigration issue.

Sacramento lawmakers, provoked by the Trump administration’s defunding threats, are considering new legislation, SB54. The bill’s requirements make San Francisco’s sanctuary city ordinance look moderate in comparison. The California Values Act would effectively prohibit all California cities, schools, including charter schools, and public hospitals, from cooperating with federal immigration authorities — including with regard to violent felons in the country illegally. The bill prohibits “detaining an individual on the basis of a hold request” issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection as well as any other federal immigration authorities.

San Francisco implementing new sanctuary policy may lead to arrests .. of city officials

SAN FRANCISCO, CA ---  A man walks up to a street cop, and asks “If I rob that bank across street.. but promise to give the cash to the poor, will you arrest me? I need to know before I commit the robbery.”

What is the only answer the cop can give. “Of course, I’ll arrest you.”

That is in effect what United States Attorney Joseph Russoniello conveyed to San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera in a official letter dated December 3, 2009.

“It probably will come as no surprise to you that I have no authority...to grant amnesty from federal prosecution to anyone who follows the referenced ordinance.”