Oakland resolutions condemn federal immigration raids

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 4/25/7 | Jim Herron Zamora

[SmithL]

OAKLAND -- Oakland city officials today announced two new resolutions condemning recent federal immigration raids and formalizing the city's intention not to cooperate with the U.S. government effort to deport undocumented residents.

The resolutions, one by Mayor Ron Dellums and the other by Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, both condemn the recent raids, which included one on Friday at an East Oakland manufacturer.

Both resolutions are also an effort to update Oakland's 1986 "City of Refuge" ordinance which only applies to refugees fleeing political violence in Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua and South Africa, De La Fuente said. His proposed ordinance would give refuge to any undocumented immigrant regardless of national origin.

[Howie66]

Oakland??

Screw them!

Commie twits!!

[Proud_USA_Republican]

The Oakland city government ordered the police to stop DUI roadblocks because too many illegal aliens where being caught and arrested driving with no license or proof of citizenship.

[Howie66]

Can we transfer Oakland to Fallujah?

[killermedic]

We need to put the word out that Oakland is a haven for “Los Illegales.” That way when it comes time for I.C.E. to come in, they will have 1 or 2 stops to round them all up. Personally I think Oakland is a perfect place to host all these illegal aliens. Better than Hometown, USA. I would absolutely love it if all the illegals and thier sympathizers moved out of my city and moved to Oakland or somewhere else on the left coast.

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Why am I reminded of a certain New York mayor...?

/Captain of the Obvious

[BIGLOOK]

Local liberal insanity......the ACLU is preparing the defense on insanity grounds as we speak.

[goldstategop]

Cut off Oakland's federal funding and see how long their defiance lasts. They can't refuse to enforce federal laws on the one hand and expect to get taxpayers' money on the other hand. Uncle Sam should tell Ron Dellums to go take a hike.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Ieatfrijoles]

City of Champions

[Bobibutu]

“We need to put the word out that Oakland is a haven for “Los Illegales.””

No need - almost the entire East Bay is and has been for some time now ...

Oakland resident -

[Bobibutu]

“We need to put the word out that Oakland is a haven for “Los Illegales.””

No need - almost the entire East Bay is and has been for some time now ...

Oakland resident -

[Bobibutu]

“Uncle Sam should tell Ron Dellums to go take a hike. “

Ahhhhh ... Ron is a former elected Rep.

Got the local Federal Building named after him ...

check out: http://ias.berkeley.edu/Development/Dellums/dellums-oak.html

[Razz Barry]

"Immigration is the Civil Rights issue of our time," Dellums said. "In order to realize the Model City vision, we must treat everyone fairly and humanely. It is not appropriate policy to intimidate and harm people that are already here. There are millions of immigrants in this country and we must approach this issue with enlightened and compassionate immigration policy."

And all you AMERICAN CITIZENS can shut up and pay the bills. They sure as hick don't mind intimidating and harming me. Civil Rights are only for illegals.

[Valin]

Oakland city officials today announced two new resolutions condemning recent federal immigration raids

That and a dollar will buy you a cup of coffee.

[mtbopfuyn]

How badly do we really need California? How soon can we get that fault line to crack?

[BlackbirdSST]

Cut off Oakland's federal funding and see how long their defiance lasts. They can't refuse to enforce federal laws on the one hand and expect to get taxpayers' money on the other hand. Uncle Sam should tell Ron Dellums to go take a hike.

Sorry for singling you out but, every time we have one of these "sanctuary city" stories someone makes comments similar to yours, and it forces an image in my mind of GW sitting in the WH manically LHAO at you. Again, sorry. Blackbird.

[janetgreen]

I would absolutely love it if all the illegals and thier sympathizers moved out of my city and moved to Oakland or somewhere else on the left coast.

We don't need them here in L.A. (illegal alien heaven), we already have several million of them here, and they're breaking our state.

Our schools are overcrowded and out of control, our hospital emergency rooms have become doctor's offices for illegals (free care), our welfare system is loaded with fraud, we're getting diseases that we never heard of, and some of the towns now look like Tijuana north.

As thousands more stream over the border every day, they're all waiting for amnesty from our first Mexican president, GWB and his open borders cronies from "both" parties.

[Uncle Hal]

Here is Debra Saunders latest article in todays SF Chronicle. She is their token conservative columnist. This covers the subject of these raids very nicely.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/04/26/EDGTLOS90H1.DTL

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[SmithL]

Yeah, we're about that, too: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823921/posts