Lawmakers Vote To Make California A 'Sanctuary State'

Delilah Gutierrez holds a sign during a protest against President Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration in San Francisco earlier this year.

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California is poised to become a so-called "sanctuary state" after its legislature passed a bill Saturday that would establish new protections for people who are in the country illegally, sending a clear signal of defiance against the Trump administration's tough approach to immigration enforcement.

The California Values Act would forbid state and local law enforcement agencies from providing information to or acting as the deputies for federal immigration authorities. The bill also prohibits police and sheriff officers from inquiring about a person's immigration status.

NPR:  Lawmakers Vote To Make California A 'Sanctuary State'


It's readily apparent that We the People have had it with Donald Trump and his evil, heartless ways.  He's using illegal immigrants as the scapegoats for the failure of the American economy after it's been raped for trillions of dollars by the Pentagon for decades and it's one of the most cowardly stunts we have seen from them yet.

The bill's passage comes less than a day after a federal judge in Chicago blocked the Trump administration's attempt to withhold grant money from so-called sanctuary cities.

The California Values Act would not necessarily make California the country's first "sanctuary state." Oregon passed a similar, though less protective, measure 30 years ago.

- NPR