Posted on 07/19/2015 10:11:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Immigrant-rights advocates predicted 2015 would be a banner year for their cause, with new breakthroughs that would make the Golden State more welcoming.
For the first time in more than two decades, illegal immigrants can apply for driver's licenses. Prospects were good for a sweeping package of bills to expand protections for people in the country illegally. And Gov. Jerry Brown agreed to spend millions on free health care for low-income immigrant children -- and even create a new position in his administration: director of "immigrant integration." But all that optimism quickly dimmed July 1, when an illegal immigrant from Mexico with a long record of mostly drug crimes was arrested in the shooting death of a 32-year-old woman out for a stroll on a San Francisco pier. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, 56, had been deported five times before, but the city's controversial "sanctuary" policy shielded him despite a request by federal authorities to alert them before his release.
Now, advocates are concerned that Kathryn Steinle's death will create a sustained backlash, even as groups that want to restrict illegal immigration insist the tragedy is a legitimate springboard for their agenda.
"We have already seen this event influence some local, state and federal lawmakers, afraid they'll be labeled soft on
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“The wheel has turned,” as Dick Cheney so memorably intoned. It’s going to be very hard for the “advocates” (ie enablers) from here on out.
It’s refreshing and encouraging that most of the comments at the site strongly oppose illegals and california’s policies.
This in Murky News land which is totally infested with lefties.
Reads like satire talking about illegal immigrants rights and their advocates.
Throw them out.
“Now, advocates are concerned that Kathryn Steinle’s death will create a sustained backlash,”
Now where have I heard this before?
Oh that’s right, after 9/11
Those illegals have but one right and that is the right to get their sorry asses out of my country. Many have already done so, at least around here. There are several trailer parks that are nearly empty. A few short years ago, they were full-up.
Yeah, right! California will be a safer place once every one of their illegal dirtbags is sent back to where they came from including their anchor babies.
ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!!
Oh poor babies... from triumphalism to utter despair and wretchedness in less than a month.
I guess being an illegal means your either always winning over evil America or always a victim of evil America’s prejudice.
Whatever the case though, the primary goal above all else in life is to stay and work and make money in this evil racist country that abuses them so horrifically.
Article contains one of the dumbest statements possible.
“We have already seen this event influence some local, state and federal lawmakers, afraid they’ll be labeled soft on immigration,”
Their policy is to be soft on ILLEGAL immigration and always has been. How could they suddenly be afraid? They campaign on it, they rule that way. This is who they are. Way too late to be ‘afraid’ of their own admitted stance on the issue.
They’re not concerned for Kate or her loved ones, just how it will affect them.
change a couple of words and this statement could be applied to the perpetually offended
“guess being an illegal means your either always winning over evil America or always a victim of evil America’s prejudice”
follow the money
If I were a taxpayer in California,I would be pissed.Knowing My tax bill would be going up to pay for these parasites.
That’s what they are Parasites.They bring nothing of value here and I’m tired of politicians trying to make them out to be such noble characters.
Another dead state GOP.
I guess those BS polls that showed overwhelming support for amnesty just evaporated. #sadface
Immigrants’ rights and invaders “rights” are two different things.
Absolutely.
LOL - odd how that happens...
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