California Takes Strong Stand Against Trump On Undocumented Immigrants

THIS IS "KCAL 9 NEWS" AT NINE.
JEFF: TANKS FOR JOINING US ON
JEFF VAUGHN.
LEYNA: AND I'M LEYNA NGUYEN TO
CALIFORNIA AT HIS TAKING NOTES
WILL STAND AGAINST RESIDENT
TRUMPS CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS.
JEFF: LAWMAKERS VOTING ON A
CARTRIDGE OF BILL.
LEYNA: POLITICAL REPORTER DAVE
BRYAN HAS MORE.
REPORTER:'S PASS A STATE STATE
SENATE AND TODAY A BIG STEP IN
THE DIRECTION OF PASSING THE
STATE ASSEMBLY.
THE HEATED DEBATE ON THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SANCTUARY BILL
CONTINUED AT A COMMITTEE HEARING
IN SACRAMENTO.
SUPPORTERS CALLING FOR
PROTECTION OF UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE PEACEFUL AND
PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR
SOCIETY WHILE OPPONENTS CLAIM IT
WOULD ALLOW THE RELEASE OF
DANGEROUS CRIMINALS THAT COULD
BACKFIRE IF MILLIONS OF FEDERAL
DOLLARS ARE TAKEN AWAY AS A
RESULT.
A BIG VICTORY IN SACRAMENTO FOR
THE CONTROVERSIAL CALIFORNIA
SANCTUARY STATE WILL ALSO KNOWN
AS S.B. 54.
ON 8-3 VOTE THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE APPROVED A BILL WHICH
WOULD MOVE CALIFORNIA ONE MORE
STEP FORWARD TO CHALLENGING THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONS CRACKED
DOWN ON UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.
STATE SENATE PRESIDENT KEVIN DE
LEON FROM ECHO PARK IS THE
AUTHOR OF THE BILL WHICH HE SAYS
WILL PROTECT INNOCENT
LAW-ABIDING PRODUCTIVE
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS FROM
BEING HARASSED AND DEPORTED BY
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
WE WILL PROTECT THOSE WHO
HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING
CALIFORNIA THE SIXTH LARGEST
ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND WILL
NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION TO UNDERMINE THE
FUNDAMENTAL VALUES THAT MAKE OUR
STATE AND NATION GREAT.
REPORTER: THE BILL WOULD PROVIDE
PROTECTIONS TO IMMIGRANTS FOR
EXAMPLE FORBIDDING LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM
GETTING INVOLVED IN FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION AND FORCING.
IT WOULD CREATE SAFE ZONES FOR
IMMIGRANTS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC LIBRARIES COURTHOUSES AND
HELP US OLDIES RUN BY STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WOULD DEVELOP
STRICT LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTING
FEDERAL OFFICIALS IN IMMIGRATION
CASES.
THE EXCEPTION TO ALL THIS IS THE
FEDS WOULD BE NOTIFIED 60 DAYS
IN ADVANCE WHEN VIOLENT
IMMIGRANT FELONS ARE GOING TO BE
RELEASED FROM THE STATE JAILS OR
PRISONS FOR POSSIBLE FEDERAL
DEPORTATION.
OTHERWISE FEDERAL I.C.E. AGENTS
WOULD BE RESTRICTED OR MENTORING
LOCAL AND STATE JAILS AND
PRISONS TO CHECK OUT THE
IMMIGRATION STATUS AND DEPORT
UNDOCUMENTED PRISONERS WHO WERE
HELD ON NONVIOLENT MINOR CRIMES
BUT REPUBLICANS CHARGE IT WOULD
DANGEROUSLY JEOPARDIZE PUBLIC
SAFETY.
LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS SAID
THIS BILL WILL MAKE IT HARDER
FOR THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS AND
LEAD TO THE RELEASE OF DANGEROUS
FELONS AND
LAISSEZ.
REPORT OF THE HEARING ROOM WHERE
THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO SPEAK
WAS PACKED ON
LINE OF THOSE TRYING TO GET IN
STRETCHED A LONG HALLWAY.
EVEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
ARE DIVIDED ON THE BILL.
L.A. POLICE CHIEF CHARLIE BECK
ENDORSE THE LEGISLATION SAYING
IT'S NOT AS SOFT ON CRIME BILL
BUT THE SHERIFF OF SACRAMENTO
COUNTY WHO OPPOSES THE BILL SAYS
HE HAS NO PROBLEM ALLOWING
I.C.E. AGENTS INTO HIS JAIL TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC THAT HE WAS
LOUDLY FOOD AT A TOWN HALL
MEETING IN MARCH ON THE SUBJECT.
THE BEST WAY TO KEEP IT IS TO
ALLOW US TO CORPORATE INNER
JAILS TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY
FROM THE WORST OF THE WORST.
REPORTER: TO HEARING SUPPORTERS
OF THE BILL ARGUED QUITE THE
CONTRARY.
THIS BILL S.B. 54 IS CRUCIAL
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT ALLOWS FOR UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS TO FEEL SAFE
REPORTING CRIMES.
REPORTER: FORMER STATE SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE ALSO ATTENDED THE
HEARING TO DEFEND THE BILL.
IT'S UP TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE
IMMIGRATION LAWS, IT'S NOT UP TO
THE STATE IN THE STATE SHOULD
NOT CORROBORATE WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
REPORTER: BUT OPPONENTS LIKE THE
SHERIFF OF SANTA BARBARA
CALIFORNIA SAID MAKING
CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY STATE COULD
JEOPARDIZE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE STATE
AS WELL AS CREATING MORE CRIME
PROBLEMS THAN IT FIXES.
IT'S IN THE INTEREST OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND ESPECIALLY THE
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THAT
DANGEROUS OFFENDERS WHO ARE IN
THIS COUNTRY ILLEGALLY BE
DEPORTED.
REPORTER: IN AND THE BILL IT
PASS THE STATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE ON A PARTYLINE VOTE IN
THE BILL IS MOVING CLOSER TO THE
FINAL SHOWDOWN IN THE FULL STATE
ASSEMBLY SO THERE ARE STILL A
COUPLE MORE VOTES TO GO BUT AT
THE LEADERSHIP CAN HOLD THE
DEMOCRATS TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE
IT ACTUALLY COULD PASS AND THEN
WHAT HAPPENS?
JEFF: A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHAT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF
LOSING FEDERAL RUNS?
THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF IT,
DON'T KID YOURSELF.
MANY SUPPORTERS ARGUE CALIFORNIA
NEEDS TO ADOPT THE BILL AS A
MATTER OF PRINCIPLE AND THE
STAGES STAND UP TO THE
HARASSMENT OF UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
THERE IS WHAT COULD BE A VERY
IMPORTANT FEDERAL FUNDING
COMPONENT AS WELL.
JUST LAST WEEK THE HOUSE PASSED
A BILL TO PUNISH SANCTUARY
CITIES ACROSS AMERICA PRESUMABLY
THE KIND OF BILL WOULD INCLUDE
SOME FORM OF PULLING BACK ON
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CALIFORNIA IF
IT JOINS THE SANCTUARY MOVEMENT
AS A STATE.
IT'S UNCLEAR HOW FAR THE
PUNITIVE CUTBACKS COULD GO BUT
IT'S PRETTY CLEAR PRESIDENT

California Takes Strong Stand Against Trump On Undocumented Immigrants

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