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State may opt out of federal deportation program
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 5/26/11 | Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Staff Writer

Posted on 05/26/2011 6:30:54 PM PDT by SmithL

The California Assembly approved a bill to allow counties to opt out of a controversial federal immigration program that lawmakers said rips families apart, leads to racial profiling and erodes trust between law enforcement and the immigrant community.

Under the Secure Communities program, instated by President Obama, the fingerprints of anyone booked into a county jail are automatically cross-checked against immigration databases, and if a person is determined to be undocumented, local authorities hand them over to federal officials for deportation.

A growing number of law enforcement officials and public leaders across the U.S., however, are criticizing the program, saying it undermines their trust with immigrant communities and separates people, who have not been convicted of crimes, from their families. They note cases where individuals were deported after a simple traffic stop but never charged with a crime.

The measure by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, seeks to allow counties to "opt-out" of participation in the program; two Bay Area counties - San Francisco and Santa Clara - have formally sought permission to do so, and several cities and counties around California have passed resolutions, are considering resolutions or have lobbied to support the bill, AB1081.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; ammiano; goldenstate; illegals; immigrantlist; obama; sanctuary; securecommunities; yourtaxdollarsatwork

1 posted on 05/26/2011 6:30:56 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL
Ok, the rest of the country can stop accepting California drivers licenses as proof of id.
2 posted on 05/26/2011 6:35:23 PM PDT by org.whodat
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What’s the big deal? Segregationist counties were allowed to opt out of complying with the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, right? /s//

J.C. Calhoun would be proud. Nullification is back—in pog form!


3 posted on 05/26/2011 6:40:20 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: SmithL

Funny how states & cities can’t enforce Federal immigration law, but they can just “opt out” of it.


4 posted on 05/26/2011 6:44:01 PM PDT by rbg81
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To: SmithL

How about the rest of the country opt out of sending them federal dollars?

I hope that is an idea President Palin adopts


5 posted on 05/26/2011 6:50:57 PM PDT by Mr. K (this administration is WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY~!! [Palin/Bachman 2012])
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To: SmithL

Another wonderful and self-destructive action by CA. I hope they keep this up and become the poster child for 1st world nations to become 3rd world nations.


6 posted on 05/26/2011 6:51:07 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: SmithL

“...individuals were deported after a simple traffic stop but never charged with a crime...”
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Uhhhh...yes...what part of ILLEGAL doesn’t the author understand?


7 posted on 05/26/2011 7:07:12 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Proud to be a (small) monthly donor.)
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To: SmithL

Let them all be together in their own country.


8 posted on 05/26/2011 8:04:01 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: SmithL

Saying the USofA cannot deport ALL illegal aliens is one of the biggest ALINSKY inspired LIES of the Progressive-Liberals.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html

“...when newly elected Dwight Eisenhower moved into the White House, America’s southern frontier was as porous as a spaghetti sieve. As many as 3 million illegal migrants had walked and waded northward over a period of several years for jobs in California, Arizona, Texas, and points beyond.

President Eisenhower cut off this illegal traffic. He did it quickly and decisively with only 1,075 United States Border Patrol agents – less than one-tenth of today’s force. The operation is still highly praised among veterans of the Border Patrol.”

IT CAN BE DONE AND IT MUST BE DONE. We have borders for a reason!

Families don’t have to be ‘split.’ Just give the US Citizen the option to deport with her/his family ... ALL CHILDREN are not considered US Citizens unless the Mother can prove her citizenship. If a family has foreign born and US born children, the entire family unit can opt to be deported as a family OR THEY CHOOSE to split their own family. The Gov’t doesn’t split them up, it’s their choice.

I am SICK of Congress being so LAZY and afraid to deport illegal aliens ... no matter where they come from ... they’re not ALL from Mexico and points South.

WHILE I’M ON A ROLL .......
We need to END “Fair Trade” which is UNFAIR TO the USofA. No Tax on goods 100% Manufactured in the USofA. HIGH TARIFFS on goods 100% Manufactured outside the USofA. And a sliding scale for goods partially manufactured in the USofA.


9 posted on 05/26/2011 8:19:30 PM PDT by HighlyOpinionated (I am a US Citizen, A Patriot, A TEA Partier, An Oath Keeper, A Voter, An Auburn Fan!)
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To: SmithL

If CA can opt out of following federal laws, then AZ ought to be able to enforce federal laws the federal government has decided to opt out of enforcing.


10 posted on 05/26/2011 8:35:13 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

Ping!


11 posted on 05/26/2011 8:43:07 PM PDT by HiJinx (Old Cold Warrior)
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To: SmithL

There is no undoing the damage being done to this country. These b**tards make life all that more difficult. At some point I would renounce my citizenship because I would not live under these destructive punks. This country is going downhill fast. California is a mess that they want to push on the rest of the country. This is what Demonrats do.


12 posted on 05/26/2011 11:50:55 PM PDT by mrspeelwerneeded
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