Posted on 10/22/2009 8:35:30 PM PDT by La Lydia
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to bar law enforcement officials from handing juvenile illegal immigrants over to the federal government unless they have been convicted of a felony. Twenty years ago, San Francisco enacted a "sanctuary city" ordinance requiring, in part, that local agencies not consider immigration status when dealing with young offenders.
But Mayor Gavin Newsom changed the policy in the summer of 2008, after published reports revealed that the ordinance was protecting young undocumented offenders from deportation. Afterward, all juvenile illegal immigrants charged with felonies were referred to federal officials.
The June 2008 shooting deaths of Anthony Bologna, 48, and his sons, Matthew, 16, and Michael, 20, created the greatest national uproar. Edwin Ramos, an undocumented Salvadoran who was 21 at the time of the shootings, was charged in the crimes. He had been arrested on felony charges as a youth but was never handed over to immigration officials.
"The board did the wrong thing," said mayoral spokesman Nathan Ballard. "The mayor supports our sanctuary city policy, but it was never intended to be used as a shield for criminal behavior."
The new policy will go back to supervisors Tuesday for a second reading. If it goes to Newsom in its current form, Ballard said, the mayor will veto it. But Supervisor David Campos said the board has the votes to override a veto....
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This must be stopped at all costs.
they need that young, fresh blood in SanFran....
I’m not a legal expert but this sounds flatly illegal. Isn’t having knowledge of a crime but not reporting it to the proper authorities a crime in itself, making that person complicit in a conspiracy? And just how would having a badge change that?
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According to the article, the U.S. Supreme Court has held for well over a century that Congress has the sole authority to regulate immigration law. According to the Court, this power is not only grounded in the U.S. Constitution but also inherent in the authority of the country as a sovereign nation. As it explained in 1889, federal supremacy over immigration law is necessary for maintaining the independence and security of the country. Immigration law and sovereignty are thus intertwined.
Just exactly what part of ILLEGAL immigrant are these morons unable to understand???
Wait until they kill a pervert in the park; then they’ll start filling cattle cars with them...
“The mayor supports our sanctuary city policy, but it was never intended to be used as a shield for criminal behavior.”
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Yeah, that just happened that way...
Not our fault...
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