Hard-Line Policies Prompt Immigration Meetings - Escondidio, California

The Escondido chief of kicked off a series of town hall meetings with community members, addressing immigration policies and other issues.

Escondido has made national headlines because of its controversial policies on illegal immigrants. The first meeting in the series was held at a community center in East Escondido on Tuesday night.

“I know there’s a lot of misinformation, because I can say repeatedly, ‘If you’re a victim or a witness, we don’t care about your [immigration] status, we’re here to protect you,’ ” Maher told the crowd. “So what we’re trying to do is explain in a very black-and-white way that if you don’t commit a crime, we truly do not care about your immigration status. If you commit a crime, that rule doesn’t apply. I’ll do anything I can to get you out of Escondido.”"*

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