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‘Sanctuary California’ Faces Bankruptcy if Trump Withholds Federal Funds
Breitbart ^ | 26 Nov 2016 | Chriss W. Street

Posted on 11/27/2016 5:33:04 AM PST by detective

Although Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned President-elect Trump that defunding Sanctuary Cities would cause “social, economic and security problems,” Sanctuary California could face bankruptcy if the Trump administration follows through on threats to pull billions in federal funding.

There are 300 “Sanctuary Cities” and counties around the United States that have policies in place blocking local law enforcement from complying with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests for immigration holds.

An ICE detainer is a written request for a local jail or other law enforcement agency to detain an individual for an additional 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) after his or her release date, in order to provide ICE agents extra time to decide whether to take the individual into federal custody for removal purposes.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; bluezones; ericgarcetti; fundingtheleft; illegals; losangeles; mayor; sanctuarycities; trump; trumptransition
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To: detective

If I learned anything from Obummo is that liberals double down even while Rome is burning.

But I think they’ve finally met their match in Trump who doesn’t look like the kind of weak-kneed repuke who backs down.


41 posted on 11/27/2016 6:25:00 AM PST by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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To: semimojo

I wonder about statements like that; I’ve heard the same for my state of NJ, but as the illegals pile up here I wonder if their costs (often subsidized by federal wealth transfers) are included in the calculation. Like CA, we are losing jobs and American taxpayers while trafficking hordes of illegals here just to prevent ghost towns from appearing. At some point the costs of these largely unemployable people on the dole must reach a tipping point.


42 posted on 11/27/2016 6:25:33 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: semimojo

Sounds good, but in basic financial terms CA would be better off. They pay more in federal taxes than they get back in federal spending.


I have seen this. I suspect it is a lying with statistics thing. They have a large population that pays lots of Social Security and Medicare taxes.

Lots of retirees leave the state for lower tax environments elsewhere.


43 posted on 11/27/2016 6:27:13 AM PST by marktwain
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To: detective

If Governor Brown refuses to sign an affidavit cutting off state funding to sanctuary cities then it will be necessary to cut off all federal funding to the state—money is fungible.


44 posted on 11/27/2016 6:27:15 AM PST by cgbg (Pedophiles--the siren is wailing--incoming!)
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To: detective

Sure helps also show how stupid secession would be for California as well. If big cities can’t make it along without federal funds, think about the entire state. Are these people high on something?


45 posted on 11/27/2016 6:28:02 AM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: detective

Why not defund the completely? Give them a taste of what Calexit would be like.


46 posted on 11/27/2016 6:29:06 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Right versus left is no longer as relevant as Nationalist versus globalist.)
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To: detective

Cool! Then the feds can come in and take over. eFF jerry browneye.


47 posted on 11/27/2016 6:30:35 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: GreenHornet
Let’s help them along by cutting off all federal money and let them fund themselves.

CA is a net contributor to the federal government.

48 posted on 11/27/2016 6:32:23 AM PST by semimojo
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To: yldstrk

Virtue signaling blowhard


49 posted on 11/27/2016 6:34:02 AM PST by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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To: detective

If funds are withheld from California because San Francisco and others are self declared Sanctuary cities, then one must conclude that the state has been purged from the union.

Secession is achieved by the desire to be sanctuary for all comers.


50 posted on 11/27/2016 6:34:36 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Does America still have lots of safe closets?)
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To: marktwain
They have a large population that pays lots of Social Security and Medicare taxes.

They also have a lot of highly-paid people and sucessful business that pay lots of taxes.

51 posted on 11/27/2016 6:35:46 AM PST by semimojo
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To: eyeamok

The two appraches are not mutually exclusive.


52 posted on 11/27/2016 6:35:56 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Right versus left is no longer as relevant as Nationalist versus globalist.)
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To: semimojo

Yes, they do. I wonder if tarrifs at their ports are considered California taxes paid to the Federal government.


53 posted on 11/27/2016 6:38:35 AM PST by marktwain
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To: lurk

“............they would remain a sanctuary city to the bloody end.”........

It may just come to that.


54 posted on 11/27/2016 6:45:42 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: semimojo

“They also have a lot of highly-paid people and sucessful business that pay lots of taxes.”

Who will relocate once the SHTF anyway.

Californication is playing russian roulette with a semi-auto. I hope they’ll do the smart thing and start complying with Federal law. But I think they’ll do the stupid thing and double down. And probably choose Calexit as well.

You just can’t fix leftist, globalist, and stupid.


55 posted on 11/27/2016 6:50:02 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Right versus left is no longer as relevant as Nationalist versus globalist.)
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To: detective

An easy fix is to staff an ICE office in every sanctuary city. When an arresting officer arrests an illegal they are turned over to ICE. The local officer washes thier hands and ICE takes over.

I’m not a fan of expanding federal government law enforcement, but these socialist always demand more government, we should give them more government.


56 posted on 11/27/2016 6:50:46 AM PST by PJammers (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: InterceptPoint

I will believe it when I see it.


57 posted on 11/27/2016 6:51:23 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!)
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To: detective
ROFLMBO we've all been telling them all, that something like that would happen.

Would they listen? N - o - o - o - O. Their LibBrains had been messed up by they're DemRat Masters.

58 posted on 11/27/2016 6:51:33 AM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else need s said?)
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To: semimojo

You know I keep hearing this but not so sure it is true. Don’t doubt it is true for social program spending vs taxes. But wonder what the total would be if you factor in military, highway, grants for colleges (both research and student), contracts to CA businesses, federal grants to law enforcement.


59 posted on 11/27/2016 6:55:24 AM PST by Kadric
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To: detective

It’s choosing to not follow federal law that will cause the cash shortage....not the withholding of funds intended in part to pay for enforcement of said federal law.

Indeed, Trump should not only deny the funds intended to pay for such enforcement... he should also claw back the funds that have been provided during the time the sanctuary cities chose to not enforce federal law.


60 posted on 11/27/2016 6:57:00 AM PST by Principled (...the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others...)
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