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Posted on 02/24/2020 12:49:24 PM PST by ransomnote
President Trump has turned his back on hundreds of thousands of children and young immigrants who came forward and put their trust in our government. This Administration has chosen to ignore what American voters have said they think is right. Nearly 80 percent of voters want to protect the legal status of Dreamers.
Ending the program is devastating not just for recipients, but for our economy. California businesses would lose more than a billion dollars in turnover costs. Attorney General Sessions claims this decision is full of "compassion," but real compassion would be treating Dreamers "with heart," as President Trump himself said.
In terminating DACA, the Trump Administration has violated the Constitution and federal law. California is taking action because one in four DACA grantees live in our great state. I will do everything I can to fight for them.
We understand how upsetting and unsettling this is. We urge you to:
Be careful not to seek legal advice from notarios or immigration consultants who are not authorized to practice law, or anyone else who says they can quickly and easily fix your status.
The Attorney General's Office is committed to protecting immigrant communities, public safety and the basic rights of all Californians through the vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws and consumer protections and by promoting trust and cooperation between immigrants and law enforcement.
Over the last several years, California has taken significant strides to protect immigrants, passing a broad range of laws to expand and uphold the civil and labor rights of immigrants, to equalize access to higher education, and to define the role local law enforcement agencies may play in the enforcement of federal immigration law. In its brief, "California Blueprint: Two Decades of Pro-Immigrant Transformation," the California Immigrant Policy Center highlights the broad range of state laws enacted since 1996.
The California Attorney General, as the state’s top law enforcement officer, is uniquely charged with overseeing effective implementation of the laws affecting California law enforcement agencies. Summaries of select laws enacted in recent years appear below.
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Protecting Immigrants
City and County of San Francisco v. Trump. On March 29, 2017, Attorney General Becerra filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case City and County of San Francisco v. Trump, et al., supporting San Francisco in its challenge to President Trump's executive order targeting “sanctuary jurisdictions.” Like the County of Santa Clara, San Francisco challenges President Trump's threats to withdraw federal funds from states and local jurisdictions that the Administration deems to be “sanctuary jurisdictions.” Attorney General Becerra's brief highlights California's interest in protecting state laws and policies that ensure public safety and protect the constitutional rights of residents. On April 25, 2017, a federal judge issued a ruling in this matter, and in the related matter of the County of Santa Clara v. Trump, that put a nationwide halt on the federal government's ability to enforce its threat to block cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement from receiving federal funds.
Challenging Trump's Travel Ban
State of Hawaii v. Trump. On April 20, 2017, Attorney General Becerra joined a coalition of 17 states filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to support the preliminary injunction obtained by the state of Hawaii which bars enforcement of unconstitutional provisions of the Trump Administration's revised executive order on travel. On May 15, 2017, a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the Constitutionality of Trump's Muslim travel ban. The judges will decide whether to uphold a Hawaii judge's decision in March that blocked the ban.
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Office of the Attorney General, Univision LA, and SEIU CA Partner on Statewide Public Forums on Immigration. In the summer of 2016, the Attorney General's Civil Rights Enforcement Section hosted a series of statewide public forums in partnership with Univision Los Angeles, Service Employees International Union of California, and iAmerica to provide Californians applying for U.S. Citizenship with information on the application process and how to avoid immigration services fraud. The forums were hosted in eight California counties: Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Monterey, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus. The statewide public forums provided community members an opportunity to receive information about the citizenship process, set up an individual appointment for free assistance with citizenship applications, and hear from the Attorney General's Office on how individuals can avoid being a victim of immigration services scams and wage theft.
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The Attorney General's Office routinely uses consumer alerts and brochures to inform immigrants about their legal rights and warn Californians about scams and other potential threats.
Consumer Alert on Immigration Consultants. The Attorney General's Office issued a consumer alert advising individuals in need of help with their immigration status to be careful with whom they consult. Only lawyers licensed to practice in state or federal courts can give legal advice. Lawyers or representatives accredited by the immigration court can represent individuals in immigration court. In California, notaries public, paralegals, accredited representatives and immigration consultants are not necessarily lawyers.
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The organizations and materials listed below are provided to serve as resources for the public and do not indicate an endorsement by the Attorney General's Office, nor do they constitute legal advice.
Know Your Rights - General Information
Living in the U.S. in violation of immigration laws is not itself a crime. It is a criminal misdemeanor to enter the U.S. without examination or inspection by immigration officers or to try to enter the U.S. by concealing or falsifying material facts, including immigration documents. Many immigrants, however, enter the country legally, but overstay their visa. These individuals have committed a violation of federal civil immigration law, which is subject to civil penalties (typically deportation), not criminal penalties.
Becerra advises illegals it's not a crime for them to live in the US because the act of "living" here itself is only a civil violation, not a crime. Oh and he advises that 80% of CA voters want to protect the rights of DREAMERS, and that Trump is ignoring the will of the people.
CA tax dollars at work - agitating against President Trump.
CA Attorney General Becerra says:
In terminating DACA, the Trump Administration has violated the Constitution and federal law. California is taking action because one in four DACA grantees live in our great state. I will do everything I can to fight for them.
He will do everything he can to de legitimize the presidency. He's already threatened CA employers with punishment if they obey Federal law re immigration. But the White House noted that the 9th Circuit removed the last legal barrier to Public Charge exclusions re immigration and the exclusions can be enforced starting today.
he needs to be arrested as an insurrectionist
So California is basically seceding from the US. Except they want fed $$.
DACA was never legal.
It would have been decided so by courts before it was implemented, but the GOP refused to sue.
They wanted amnesty, too.
The DACA program is nothing more than a way to keep illegal aliens and their parents in the country. It is a direct violation to federal law and was put in by a president that defied congress in 2012 when the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act did not pass in Congress several times. But it’s another case where Obama put himself and his party above the will of the people.
rwood
I guess they have stopped paying attention
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TALKING POINTS----The Awans had access to ALL the House Democrats Congressional data including Democrats' constituent emails.
The Pakis were using Cong Xavier Becerra’s House Democratic Caucus as their central service warehouse.
Crucial data was completely out of the House members’ possession. Was it sold off to America's enemies?
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Then-Cong Becerra headed the House Congressional Democrat Caucus. Becerra gave the Paki spies free reign over all US intel.
<><> Imran’s wife Hina Alvi, the only IT authorized to use Becerra's computer equipment, is on-record as logging on about 300 times.
<><> The rest of the Awan crew were accessing intel on Becerra's computer thousands of times using Becerra's passwords and codes.
This clearly shows the Pakis were operating as a cohesive, collusive undercover unit.
Becerra was looking the other way.
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Becerra---now Cali's top lawman----refuses to answer questions about this. According to the House investigative report:
<><>The Awan family was logging in to Xavier Becerra’s House Democratic Caucus server with 17 different accounts
<><> The Awans' were accessing data belonging to Congressional offices that had no connection to the the Democrat Caucus,
<><> These patterns were consistent with data being funneled onto Becerra’s server from other members of Congress,
<><> House members said Becerra never alerted them to any aberrations.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
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SOURCE---nbcnews.com ... Former Democrat Cong Becerra has filed more than 100 legal actions - 45 of them lawsuits - against the Trump administration.
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Trump offered to enact DACA and even double the number of people it covered. All they had to do was make it a law (and give him the money for his wall...)
What he wasn’t willing to do was continue DACA as an illegal Obama executive order. When they (including Republican lawmakers) were pounding him for his supposedly hard heart he simply called their bluff. You’re lawmakers, make it a law and I’ll sign it, he said.
They still haven’t done it, because they want it for an issue, they don’t want him to get credit for it, and they most assuredly didn’t want to fund the wall.
How is illegal border crossing only a “civil” crime? That makes it sound like all the US Government can do is try to get a financial settlement from them, and nothing more.
This can’t be.
Bump for later ...
How is illegal border crossing only a “civil” crime? That makes it sound like all the US Government can do is try to get a financial settlement from them, and nothing more.
This can’t be.
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He specifies LIVING here is not a crime. He is careful not to say enterring the US illegally is not a crime. He claims that most illegals are here because they overstayed their VISAS! I’m not kidding; he really wrote that! So by dismissing entry, he then focuses on mere “violation” so illegals won’t worry about going to jail or being considered a criminal. Or maybe that part was for CA residents to stop calling them criminals for enterring the US by criminal means.
| As Trump Barricades the Border, Legal Immigration Is Beginning to Plunge. President Trump’s border wall is beginning to rise, but a thick curtain of policy changes is more responsible for suppressing the flow of immigrants into the country. | ||
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02/24/2020 5:10:43 AM PST · by karpov · 39 replies New York Times ^ | February 24, 2020 | Zolan Kanno-YoungsWASHINGTON — President Trump’s immigration policies — like travel bans and visa restrictions or refugee caps and asylum changes — have begun to deliver on a longstanding goal: Legal immigration has fallen more than 11 percent and a steeper cut is looming. While Mr. Trump highlights the construction of a border wall to stress his war on illegal immigration, it is through policy changes, not physical barriers, that his administration has been able to seal the United States. Two more measures were to take effect by Monday, an expansion of his travel ban and strict wealth tests on green card... |
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“Nearly 80 percent of voters want to protect the legal status of Dreamers.”
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whut? And where did you grab that number? Lemme guess...straight from thin air?
...hhmmmmm. A lot of DACA CACA.
During these Trump roundups this should be done.
Check the precinct list of registered voters where these people resided. If they’re on that list, Federal crime, charge them and those that enabled them to vote knowing they were illegals. If enough noise is made it should discourage illegals still here from voting. Besides determining how they got a drivers license.
Show how much it’s costing taxpayers of that state. Also point out increased premiums on drivers insurance rates. As well as demonstrate how that areas ,local ,state and federal taxes are increased by diverting educational, medical, food and housing allocations to meet illegal’s needs at citizen expense.
WHY HAS FREE REPUBLIC BECOME THE OFFICIAL POSTING SITE FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA.
Can we quit referring DACA recipients as “children” as most of them are in their 20s and 30s.
If you are here illegally, I do not care about your age, sex, religion or what the crap hole is like where you came from.
If got here illegally then you should be thrown the hell out.
“whut? And where did you grab that number? Lemme guess...straight from thin air?”
Not from thin air, but from a realm that Pete is
familiar with.....
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