Sounds rather insurrectiony, what with the People’s Republik Of California refusing to follow the Constitution
California will not help Trump’s deportation plans, Alex Padilla says
California Sen. Alex Padilla aims to keep California’s resources out of President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans, adhering to the constitutional requirement that the federal government control the border, he said Sunday.
“There’s an important distinction here. No state’s government, not Texas, not California, not any state in the nation has a constitutional authority to impose federal immigration law. That is the responsibility of the federal government,” Padilla, a Democrat, told guest host Major Garrett on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Trump has promised to declare a national emergency and use the military for mass deportations, with backlash to the threat from many Democrats and even some Republicans.
“Let the federal government do the federal government’s job, but have state and local officials do the state and local officials’ job. There doesn’t have to be a conflict unless that’s what Trump wants,” Padilla said.
However, states have the duty to assist in apprehending those unlawfully present in the U.S., especially if they are gang members and criminals, just like if the feds were looking for a kidnapper. And states also have a duty to not interfere in the apprehension of illegal aliens.
California Senate Bill 54, a 2017 law which prohibits state and local law enforcement from using resources to assist in federal immigration enforcement, might bring that conflict. Incoming Trump administration border czar Tom Homan recently warned that local law enforcement who do not cooperate with I.C.E. agents in the process of deportation will be federally prosecuted.
How hard is it to pick up a phone and call ICE? California actually considers that to be “using resources”.
Padilla is not the only California politician to speak up against Trump’s border policies. California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has promised “to ensure that people feel protected and they feel welcomed.” Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear that California will be leading the resistance to Trump in a myriad of ways, including on immigration.
The Trump admin should send every single person who lawfully declares asylum and passes the initial screening to California, especially the state capitol of Sacramento.
Our distinguished concluded:
The Pyrite State is already loaded with illegals, and if every illegal in California was deported, the state’s housing crisis would instantly be solved. Of course, the state would lose maybe a quarter of its population, so we could also take away a bunch of their congressional seats as well.
Sounds pretty much like the attitude of the Mexicans/Latinos/etc. in government that I watched while living in Santa Fe for decades. They did and do cover each other, regardless of the consequences or the law.