California girds to protect undocumented foreigners from Trump
[AFP]
Javier TOVAR
AFPJanuary 4, 2017
Advocates say protecting undocumented immigrants from deportation and other punishments encourages them to report crimes, enroll in school and seek healthcare
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Advocates say protecting undocumented immigrants from deportation and other punishments encourages them to report crimes, enroll in school and seek healthcare (AFP Photo/JOE RAEDLE)
Los Angeles (AFP) - California, home to many foreigners without residence papers, is girding to fight any attempt by President-elect Donald Trump to expel them.
Trump, who takes office January 20, has vowed to deport from the country as many as three million immigrants with criminal records and build a wall along the border with Mexico.
But several so-called sanctuary cities in California -- ones that intentionally avoid prosecuting undocumented foreigners for violations of federal immigration policy -- are beginning to dig in. The state is home to 2.8 million undocumented immigrants.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-girds-protect-undocumented-foreigners-trump-083426852.html
