One of the things that these innumerable sanctuary cities and states have apparently not thought much about is what to do when the sh** hits the fan. Donald Trump will soon officially be our president and he has vowed to not respect these so-called sanctuary dictums.
From CBS News:
Tom Homan, selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be the “border czar” in the new administration, traveled Tuesday to the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, blasting the Biden White House’s reaction to the immigration crisis and vowing Trump’s planned mass deportations will be conducted.
‘Let me be clear: There is going to be a mass deportation because we just finished a mass illegal immigration crisis on the border,’ Homan said.”
El Cajon is a city just east of San Diego. El Cajon is not a sanctuary city, but is in California which is a sanctuary state. A potential dilemma?
Bill Wells is the mayor of El Cajon and he anticipates problems:
“The State of California is threatening to take pensions and charge police officers with felonies if they comply with federal deportation laws. While the Trump administration is working to enforce immigration laws, California seems intent on blocking these efforts.
“Here in El Cajon, we are NOT a sanctuary city, yet our officers are being put in an impossible position. If they comply with federal immigration authorities, they risk felony charges and losing their hard-earned pensions.
“This is unacceptable. No officer should have to choose between doing their duty and jeopardizing their future. As Mayor of El Cajon, I’m doing everything in my power to protect our officers and stand against these dangerous policies.”
Unless I am mistaken, I do not think that there has been any voting by the citizens of California with regard to California being or not being a sanctuary state.
Indeed this is a potential unacceptable predicament for the police officers in El Cajon, and El Cajon is just the tip of the iceberg. Do police officers in these non-sanctuary cities in California have to wait until someone is killed or raped by an illegal before they are allowed to cooperate with the Feds? How long will it be before the state of California realizes the error of its ways?
Fasten your seatbelts! My money is on Trump and Homan.
12/6/24