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| Subject: Take that, LOL: California won't turn arrested illegal immigrants over to feds Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:50 am | |
| Reversing his position from a year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a law that shields illegal immigrants arrested on suspicion of many crimes from being turning over to immigration authorities.
Coming on the heels of Brown signing a bill allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, Brown's signature on the so-called Trust Act signaled a personal turnaround. It also highlighted the dramatic shift in Californians' views toward illegal immigration since voters in 1994 overwhelming approved Proposition 187, which barred illegal immigrants from receiving public benefits but was ultimately overturned in court.
Brown said that AB4 by Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, "protects public safety and yet also protects immigrants who are basically living upright lives and working hard for the people."
More: http://www.mercurynews.com/immigrationdebate/ci_24249058/california-wont-turn-arrested-illegal-immigrants-over-feds |
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