Posted on 12/01/2016 5:15:45 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
In the immediate aftermath of the election, mayors from some of America's largest cities told Donald Trump that they would not comply with any of his planned efforts to shut down their so-called sanctuary cities and they would not enforce federal immigration law.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said his city is not going to sacrifice a half million people who live among us" by turning them over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Chicago Mayor and former Barack Obama chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel reassured illegal immigrants that despite their post-election anxieties you are safe in Chicago.
The sentiment was echoed by mayors and local officials in other major sanctuary cities across the country including Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Santa Fe, N.M., Austin, Tex., Denver, Col. and others.
This defiance was prompted by the high likelihood that Donald Trump will make good on his campaign promise to end sanctuary cities, cut federal law enforcement funding to cities that do not cooperate with ICE, and triple the number of immigration enforcement agents.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, there are approximately 300 jurisdictions that have sanctuary policies, a number that has increased under the Obama administration. Jessica Vaughan, the director of policy studies at the Center, classifies a sanctuary as any jurisdiction that has a policy, law, or ordinance that actively obstructs immigration enforcement or shields illegal aliens from detection.
According to Vaughan, aside from violations of federal law, the practical effect of the sanctuary policies "is a public safety matter."
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“Simple. Charge DeBlasio with felony aiding, abetting and harboring illegal aliens. Issue an arrest warrant THEN ARREST HIM AND ANYONE ELSE WHO ATTEMPTS TO THWART HIS ARREST.”
EXACTLY!!!!
Thank you, “Senators.”
Did Barky also ask you for permission to issue HIS executive orders?
I was going to ask that myself. I think they’re being a little lose with “immediately” here.
California is over a barrel because they are a sanctuary state. State money is a significant part of their budget. With cities you have to go after smaller amounts like DHS grants for police and emergency management.
About 10 days ago, it was announced that 10% of San Francisco’s operating budget comes from the feds. I was astounded it was that high. Withholding that much from any city is going to cause them huge problems. I have no idea if other cities are more or less than that number.
LA 500,000,000 in the city budget. Don’t know about the county. But the mayor and the chief came out and said they wouldn’t change.
I am hearing those never-Trumpers for the past year+, suddenly like Donald Trump. Fox is going to turn around to loving Trump. However... they do not get a pass from me on this!.. they hated him for so long and could not see the man we all saw. He was just as great when he began this journey.. and a man full of life and promises.. when they could not see it. Now he is performing and they will speak out... call Trump all good names and call him their President.
I like to hear it from all of them... but it’s bittersweet... they were so ugly for so long. The ole’ gal on Fox... she is having a hard time liking the man Trump. Smile... it’s fun watching her be on the losing side!
“Or is it of such an order of magnitude that it would greatly impact a local budget and therefore prompt change?
Can anyone clarify?”
Wait till those Obamacare dollars go away.
Defund them. On January 22.
If i were Trump, I'd get Sessions involved and hammer this issue non-stop until people went to jail.
Liberal thought processt; Sanctuary cities are okay.. But refuse to sign a marriage certificate for a gay couple and the Feds will throw you in jail. Makes perfect sense.
Depending on the city it can be fairly sizeable. The down side is if federal funding is cut, they will just raise taxes on the citizens to make up for it.
I think they mean immediately after swearing in, like first day EOs
Yep. I grew up in So Cal and every crime committed against me or my family (breaking and entering, vandalism, trespassing, robbery, hit and run, etc) was an illegal alien.
They don’t pay taxes, they don’t obey laws, they overrun the ER and don’t pay, they need to go.
“You only need to arrest ONE Mayor to cause the others to obey Federal Law.”
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Exactly!
San Francisco gets immense funding from the feds. There are transportation projects that get billions. For instance, a current project to build a transportation hub (TransBay Terminal) with a rail extension from downtown underground to Chinatown. No small feat, the rail extension got perhaps a billion dollars for the one-mile extension. The Muni railway consisting of busses, light rail, and cable cars gets huge subsidies, currently less than 1/3rd of farebox revenue supports Muni. Then there are social services for homeless, drug addicts and illegal aliens, getting subsidies from the feds. Add to that, there are many federal buildings in San Francisco that can be pared back or move that would reduce revenue in the city. The 9th circuit court is headquartered there among many federal courthouses. Lots of fed money goes into police and fire services. The list goes on and on. If the feds pull funding for any of these, San Francisco may go bankrupt!
To exact compliance.
It’s a minor step on the way to arresting and prosecuting mayors and governors.
Or Federalizing the National Guard as JFK did to integrate University of Alabama in 1963
How about a compromise with the State, since some here want to play patty-cake with the Commie's.
Inform the Governor and Attorney General of that State that a Federal Warrant has been issued for Mayor "X." Tell the State officials they have 48 hours to Arrest Mayor "X" and turn him over to the US Marshal. The ball is now in their court to decide who goes to prison.
At the expiration of the 48 hours, a Federal Arrest Warrant will be issued for that Governor and / or State Attorney if Mayor "X" isn't in Federal custody. All federal funding is suspended until Mayor "X" is in Federal custody.
People in WA State seem to have never met a tax that they did not want raised. They ought to at least change the name of the state.
Because the State can preserve or regain funding by compelling the city to comply with the immigration laws. The State has lots of tools to do this, including legislation.
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