Los Alamitos Might Try To Opt Out Of California’s Sanctuary State Law
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March 18, 2018Hallelujah! Not all hope is lost for California! I mean…most of it is lost, but there’s a teeny, tiny, speckle of hope! At least for the city of Los Alamitos.
Los Alamitos might try to opt out of California’s ridiculous “Sanctuary State” law. Just to recap…
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Way to go Cali.
Los Alamitos wants no part of that.
Per the Orange County Register:
The City Council in Orange County’s second-smallest city is scheduled to vote Monday, March 19 on an ordinance that calls for exempting itself from the California Values Act, SB54, a new law that limits cooperation between law enforcement and immigration authorities.
The state law, which took effect Jan. 1, “may be in direct conflict with federal laws and the Constitution of the United States,” reads the proposed local law.
Stating that council members have taken an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution, the ordinance says the council “finds that it is impossible to honor our oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States” and at the same time be in compliance with the new state law.
This is fantastic news. It means there are a few sane people left in California! (I kid, I kid. I know some of you are out there! I don’t know how you do it!)
If this thing passes, it’s not the end. There will likely be a lawsuit. We’re talking a full blown uphill battle. Sad, isn’t it? A city literally has to BEG to opt out of feeling obligated to protect illegal aliens over citizens.
The proposed ordinance might be the first local attempt in California to officially challenge the law, said Kathleen Kim, a Loyola Marymount University law professor who specializes in immigrants’ rights and human trafficking.
The proposed ordinance contains “flawed argument,” Kim said Friday, March 16. The new state law is “absolutely consistent with the U.S. Constitution,” she said.
Annie Lai, co-director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at UC Irvine, said Los Alamitos is inviting a lawsuit if the ordinance is adopted.
“It looks like they’re setting themselves up for litigation,” she said.
The city council meets on Monday. We’ll definitely keep an eye on this one.
h/t The Orange County Register
