Posted on 04/17/2018 2:49:57 PM PDT by Ronniesque
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to support the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California over laws that the state passed last year to limit its role in immigration enforcement.
The county will file an amicus brief at the first available opportunity, likely on appeal, said Kristin Gaspar, supervisor for District 3 and chairwoman of the board.
“We’re talking about people who are crossing the border illegally, coming into this county and committing a crime and them being let loose probably to commit another crime,” said Dianne Jacobs, supervisor for District 2. “That creates a public safety issue and creates a problem in our neighborhoods.”
Gaspar, Jacobs and Supervisor Bill Horn voted to support the lawsuit. Supervisor Greg Cox voted no. Supervisor Ron Roberts had a previous commitment and did not attend the meeting.
A long line of supporters and detractors addressed the board Tuesday morning after a group of people hoping to dissuade the supervisors from supporting the lawsuit rallied outside.
Supporters of the lawsuit felt that the laws in question were an overreach of state power and worried that it would inhibit the federal government from deporting people with criminal convictions.
Critics said they worried that allowing local police to work closely with federal immigration officials, which the laws limit, would create less safe communities because immigrant victims or witnesses wouldn’t call the police.
Many accused Gaspar of bringing the issue to a county vote to gain media attention for her campaign to take the Congressional seat of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista.
“Trump” lawsuit.
A few places in CA where sanity has not completely vanished
Well, good on San Diego. I guess they should not un-lash California from its moorings and tow it out to where the current will take it. There’s hope.
Is San Diego getting back to it’s conservative roots?
I’m sure this will go all the way to the Supreme Court eventually.
This is really ironic in a way.
The state of California passed laws which seek to override federal law, and disallow cooperation with federal law enforcement. Yet we see a number of localities in California suing their own state , and taking the side of the federal government on this issue.
Lawyers, prepare your briefs, legal briefs that is. This will be a legal slog.
NO, this is the COUNTY, board of Supervisors.
Dump Brown in the outhouse
It is far more conservative than most outsiders would expect of California. Very good people there. And also quite a lot of frustration among them about "those assholes" in Sacramento, LA and San Francisco.
The San Diego Board of Supes shows more character and respect for the law (and the Country) than the SCOTUS.
Does this mean good things as far as the Cal-Breakup proposition?
Yes! It really IS!
Diane Jacobs did a great job selling the issue.
She’s always been a fighter.
San Diego used to be a small Navy/Marine/Aerospace Industry town and thus rock-ribbed conservative. Then it grew to a massive size and the Left, like every other big city in America, took over.
The suburbs and the back country are still mostly conservative however.
Yes sir: Locked and Loaded!
The suburbs and the back country are still mostly conservative however.
Not guilty!
oh...er...sorry...wrong kind of thread.
Way to go, San Diego. Fight the power!
Simon & Simon seemed to show San Diego as an OK place.
I’d love to have a Rock Simon style Powerwagon. One winning powerball ticket would help.
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