San Francisco: Sanctuary City Gone Awry From: sfgate.com
Tagged: California, San FranciscoPosted on: July 16th, 2008
San Francisco’s political establishment has long prided itself on providing a haven for illegal immigrants. Mayor Gavin Newsom even launched a taxpayer-funded $83,000 “public awareness campaign” earlier this year assuring illegal immigrants that the “sanctuary city” by the bay was in their court.
And indeed it is. Under the city’s 1989 voter-approved sanctuary ordinance, police officers and other city employees are prohibited from inquiring into immigration status. In addition, the city will not direct municipal funds or employees towards assisting federal immigration enforcement, unless such assistance is required by federal or state law or a warrant. “*
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