How are California’s State Legislature and/or local governments using their power to preserve state and local values in the face of conflicting Federal policies?
California has always been seen as a progressive state. When it comes to LGBT community, immigration and other controversial situation California always seem to be on the side fighting to give more rights. In recent news, California’s state legislature is fighting 45’s new deportation tactics and his travel ban – it blocks people from predominately Muslim countries from entering the U.S. California legislature has called the ban unconstitutional and has declared California a sanctuary state. In the Senate Bill 45, California has restricted how much information local law enforcement can give to immigration and customs enforcements. However, the bill does not completely prevent local law enforcements from cooperating with federal law enforcement. Governor Jerry Brown has said that “California is not turning back, … “Not now, not ever.” Even though there is repercussion for being a sanctuary state California has not back down. The state legislature has taken the ban to court and they have been very vocal in their opposition to the ban. Not only is the state working against the ban but so are local communities and cities.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/11/california-sanctuary-state-bill/97786476/
http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/01/25/68456/california-reacts-to-trump-s-latest-moves-on-immig/
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gov-jerry-brown-defiantly-tells-1485282907-htmlstory.html
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