California Looks to Lead the Trump Resistance

I am so pleased about this. California has the strength and resources to do this because it's been led by Democrats for several years. Consequently, they have a booming economy and well-managed state financial picture. I wish they had a donations page so I could contribute.

**"Bills introduced this week in the California State Legislature confront them directly. One would create a program to finance legal services for immigrants fighting deportation. Another would provide training and advice on immigration law to public defenders’ offices. Come the purge — and Mr. Trump has said he is going after two million to three million people immediately — many will need lawyers. [...]

"{Another bill] would bar state or local resources from being used for immigration enforcement, a strictly federal duty. No state or local law enforcement agency would be allowed to detain or transfer anyone for deportation without a judicial warrant."**

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Fri Dec 09 2016 07:19:59 GMT-0600 (CST)


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I would add that these people are guilty of the crime of not doing their paperwork correctly as they seek ways to feed their children. You don't see right-wingers screaming for their neighbors to go to jail for cheating on their taxes (show me a single self-employed person who hasn't picked up the receipt in a restaurant and said, "we talked about business, didn't we? (wink)"). Tax fraud and other uncollected tax revenue is easily argued as a more consequential problem than undocumented workers.

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