San Francisco is poised to become the first county in the country to stop detaining immigrants on behalf of the federal government. An ordinance proposed by Supervisor John Avalos would make it illegal for local law enforcement to detain people only on the basis of their immigration status, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The proposal heads…
DetailsFrom the time of Solomon up to the present day, balance – the art of finding an equitable middle ground – has been a central principle of justice. To uphold that principle,I believe that Gov. Jerry Brown needs to champion the current version of the TRUST Act – Assembly Bill 4 – and resist misguided efforts by some to gut the bill. The measure by…
DetailsJOHN AND Zulymar Rios, 6 and 9, were among undocumented immigrants’ children who rallied yesterday at City Hall to urge city officials to abandon a collaboration with the feds that leads to deportation. In fact, John and Zulymar were the only children there whose parents are not facing deportation. Their father was granted a special visa after he…
DetailsJOHN AND Zulymar Rios, 6 and 9, were among undocumented immigrants’ children who rallied yesterday at City Hall to urge city officials to abandon a collaboration with the feds that leads to deportation. In fact, John and Zulymar were the only children there whose parents are not facing deportation. Their father was granted a special visa after he…
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