Posted on 11/12/2009 7:54:52 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
San Francisco board overrides mayor's veto of sanctuary expansion
It upholds an ordinance barring local authorities from turning juvenile illegal immigrants over to the federal government unless guilty of a felony.
By Maria L. La Ganga
November 11, 2009
Reporting from San Francisco
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to override a recent veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom and expand the city's controversial sanctuary policy.
The board was greeted by raucous applause after it voted 8 to 3 to uphold a recent ordinance that would bar local authorities from handing juvenile illegal immigrants over to the federal government unless they have been found guilty of a felony.
The board's action Tuesday was the latest volley in a fight over the responsibility of local government to enforce federal immigration law.
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Stheriousthly? like oMG...
Hope the I.I. crimes start happening to them and their family members...
Look at the definition of treason in the Constitution; now, if you can be persuaded that the ~20M illegal aliens (1/15th the population) could be considered an invasion then they are obviously giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
I would be for hanging them.
Yep. Sorta like clapping at the pretty bonfire as your house is burning to the ground.
Drop to your knees and do what you do best, Gavin....
If the GOP/Conservatives retake Congress next year, there should be a law passed that any City declaring itself a “sanctuary” city and refusing to turn over discovered illegals for deportation receives NO federal monies, regardless of the project or mandate.
Hey - they had no problem denying states fed transportation monies over the 55 mph speed law - so there’s precedent.
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