Monday, April 23, 2007

San Francisco--Sanctuary City

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome pronounced that he will do everything in his power to make sure San Francisco remains a Sanctuary City for illegal immigrants and
do everything he can to discourage federal authorities from conducting immigration raids.

The mayor cannot stop federal authorities from making arrests, Newsom told about 300 mostly Latino members of St. Peter's Church and other religious groups supporting immigrants. But no San Francisco employee will help with immigration enforcement.
So Newsome is prepared to be an obstruction to federal law enforcement activities in addition to risking the not insubstantial sums of money San Francisco receives from the Federal government.

Congress should move immediately to punish not only San Francisco but every other city or county that declares itself to be a sanctuary city or acts in such a manner. That punishment is the best one available, financial. When I say all funds, I mean everything, from TItle I funds for education to police grants, even funds for art and local development. Everything, not one federal dime should go to teh city or county of San Francisco.

Of course, that is not likely to happen given that her highness, the Speaker of the House is from the city by the bay, but this kind of brazen attitude about the federal law no in place cannot be allowed to proceed.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

forget federal law.....read up on California State Law...specifically the Penal Code Section 834(b)....violation of state law.

Anonymous said...

I am shocked that Mayor Newsome would do that especially when it is unfair for tax payers like me and everyone else. This defies the meaning of fairness and above all what is morally right. I live in San Francisco and can't he see what is going on , neighborhoods are at risk of because of drug dealers who are mostly not authorized to come here. The blacks from hunterspoint are coming down to san francisco and competing with these illegal people and that's not all the homicides in this city is increasing becoming destructable under which everyone is blind to comprehend. To give up money to these people when we could be giving more to people who live here and are citizens. When we could be doing a lot for children living in slums while their parents work

Anonymous said...

you reactionaries, fascists ... go back to your caves!!!