Posted on 04/07/2006 12:05:39 PM PDT by Uncledave
SAN FRANCISCO - Mayor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that The City will not comply with any federal legislation that criminalizes efforts to help illegal immigrants.
The mayor also denounced a bipartisan congressional proposal that would beef up border security and allow as many as 12 million illegal immigrants to gain legal status.
Newsom, who has not been afraid to wade into controversial national issues such as gay marriage, appeared with a group of elected officials on the steps of City Hall to support immigrants, “documented as well as undocumented.”Newsom also signed a resolution sponsored by Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval, and passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors, urging San Francisco law enforcement not to comply with criminal provisions of any new immigration bill.
“San Francisco stands foursquare in strong opposition to the rhetoric coming out of Washington, D.C.,” Newsom said. “If people think we were defiant on the gay marriage issue, they haven’t seen defiance.”
It is not the first time San Francisco has weighed in on the immigration issue. In 1989, the Board of Supervisors made San Francisco a “City of Refuge.” The ordinance forbids city resources from being used to enforce federal immigration laws or to gather or disseminate information regarding the status of residents of The City. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution reaffirming the ordinance in January.
The bill at issue is H.R. 4437, a House measure that would make it a crime to be in the United States illegally or offer aid to illegal immigrants. It also would enlist military and law enforcement to help stop illegal immigration, require employers to verify the legal status of workers and build new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border. Thursday’s press conference came shortly after a group of bipartisan U.S. senators announced they reached a compromise on their version of immigration legislation, which would not criminalize illegal immigration or assisting illeglal immigrants.
Newsom said he was disappointed with Democratic leaders for agreeing to the compromise and that he supported a more immigrant-friendly bill that was put forward by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass, which was part of the basis of the compromise legislation.
Newsom and other city officials also derided U.S. House of Representatives bill 4437, which calls for building a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border and criminalizing groups that provide aid to illegal immigrants.
“National-origin discrimination is the civil rights issue of our time,” said Rodel Rodis, a member of the City College board and an immigration attorney. “I could go to jail because of helping illegal immigrants.”
The feds should elimiate all federal dollars to SF
Fine. Then the Federal Government should see no need to continue in its current obligations to fund any of San Francisco's activities.
If they want to ignore procedure, so can the Feds.
Regards, Ivan
Bingo! We have a winner. :-)
Treason should have consequences.
Once the Catholic Church is successful in its suit against San Francisco for persecuting them, I'd suggest the Mayor won't even have a hat to talk out of.
I know, the feds can use SF as one big illegal alien interrment camp, since they're so welcome there.
Sounds like San Francisco has just made their own declaration of independence from the US.
On your way out, don't let the door hit you in the
Gavin is a known and established LAW-BREAKER. San Freakcisco has been established as the liberal anus of the United States. Gavin, and his freak show that run the city, are so far to the left, they see no need to obey the law. They have already told the voters of Mexifornia to shove it on several occasions. These outlaws should be brought to justice...either that, or just break off San Freakcisco, and let it sink into the Pacific. A total embarassment to sane and law-abiding people of this state.
Any proposal to build a fence along the Mexican border should include funding to build a fence around San Fransisco too.
LOL!
Exactly what I thought.
It's already apparently a hippie internment camp. The additional pollution will not be noticed.
Regards, Ivan
I saw him on H&C the other night; what a freak he is.
Is he still seeing his Scientologist girlfriend.
Great start...
Given that DiFi, Pelosi and Barbara Boxer are from there they probably get a ton of federal pork.
And bringing legal actions against them wouldn't hurt either.
I saw him on H&C the other night; what a freak he is.
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Yes he is...the leader of the world's largest outdoor insane asylum.
Aren't there any good people in SF who stand up to this guy?
Whats new - the republicans arent man enough to do anything about it either. The GOP sits their and allows racist mexicans call for the killing of Americans and instead of acting to squash this they try to force a bill on the American people to give the racists mexicans more benefits.
It is a sad day when an illegal can get everything for free but the wife of a dead soldier is asked to pay.
Bush has stabbed conservatives in the back for the last time.
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