Two more California cities joined the growing revolt this week against “sanctuary state” laws enacted by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The city council of Fountain Valley in Orange County voted on Tuesday to join the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against the state that was filed last month in Sacramento — thanks, in part, to intervention by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), who faces a tough re-election fight in November.
The Los Angeles Times reports: “A majority of the Fountain Valley City Council overcame a reluctance to spend public funds on joining the growing Orange County movement against California’s so-called sanctuary immigration laws after U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher offered Tuesday to foot the bill for the city to file a court brief supporting a federal lawsuit targeting the laws.”
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports:
Following a contentious, three-hour meeting filled with name-calling and impassioned pleas, the Escondido City Council voted 4-1 Wednesday to file a legal brief in support of the U.S. government’s lawsuit challenging the state’s sanctuary laws.
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More than 70 people spoke during a public meeting in a packed City Council chambers, with most addressing the larger issue of immigration and often echoing the national divide between President Trump’s supporters and detractors.
Escondido Mayor Sam Abed, himself an immigrant, defended the council’s 4-1 vote against “sanctuary” laws, underscoring the need to work with federal law enforcement authorities to keep the community safe.
The lawsuit targets three statutes: the Immigrant Worker Protection Act (HB 450), the Inspection and Review of Facilities Housing Federal Detainees law (AB 103); and the California Values Act (SB 54).
Thus far, several Orange County cities, and the county itself, have joined the revolt.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He was named to Forward’s 50 “most influential” Jews in 2017. He is the co-author of How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, which is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
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good for them!!!! Now let’s get the ball rolling and work on the other cities.
What’s going on, I thought the nitwit Brown said on TV that’s what the Californians want. If you ask me if these knuckleheads aren’t replaced with someone who has logic and brains this state will self destruct and sad to say that would be a joyous day for me to see all the liberal politicians and their loony supporters scratching their heads wondering what went wrong. They want another Germany or France, in my opinion, if that’s what they want those countries are taking refugees and will open their arms to all who want to live their dreams.
New pole 60 percent of Califonians want a stronger border to the south and want to deport all illegal immigrants. That shoes you Jerry Brown is a total moron who really is the one that should be examined for being insane. Becerrra is a left wing dictator that should be tried for treason against the United States. I am a US Citizen first but Becerra is a traitor. Mark my words, he will be arrested. A majority of Police Officers think he is a traitor to our country.