California mayor escalates 'sanctuary city' war, and Sessions returns fire
By Brian Lonergan, opinion contributor — 03/16/18 10:00 AM EDT
It is becoming increasingly difficult to deny the obvious: when it comes to immigration policy, there is a de facto cold war being fought between the state of California and Washington, D.C.
Libby Schaaf recently fired the first shot.
Schaaf, the mayor of Oakland, committed a serious act of escalation by publicly announcing that agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be conducting operations in the Bay Area in the next 24 hours. While her intent may have been to shield illegal aliens from accountability, even amnesty groups criticized the move for creating a panic among the illegal alien population in the area. Despite the tip-off, ICE went ahead with its operation and made more than 150 arrests. In addition to violating immigration laws, half of those arrested also had prior criminal convictions.
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/378711-california-mayor-escalates-sanctuary-city-war-and-sessions-returns-fire
