Guest Post by Kevin Lynn from Progressives For Immigration Reform
The ruling elite of Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles seem to have lost their collective minds as they prepare for Trump’s Inauguration on January 20th. Given the events of the past two weeks, one would almost come to envy the protections and privileges being foisted upon the County’s illegal immigrants.
At the December 6th meeting, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis put forth a motion to protect illegal immigrants from deportation. In so doing she called for:
- The creation of an office of Immigrant Affairs to serve and protect all immigrants of Los Angeles County,
- A strategy on how to handle a loss of federal dollars that could accompany the county’s refusal to implement federal immigration law,
- County and City school officials to meet with immigrant rights groups and determine the impact of complying with federal immigration mandates,
- The County’s Chief Information Officer to develop a plan to shield information from the federal government that could lead to the identification and deportation of illegal immigrants,
- The County Counsel to conduct an analysis of the president’s legal authority to modify current laws and limit federal enforcement actions as well a analyze the penalties that could be legally imposed on the County for not complying.
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