Special Rule 40: Los Angeles Illegal Immigration Sanctuary Law
25 year ago, LA passed Special Rule 40, a sanctuary law to prevent city police from asking a person if they are a citizen of the US. Basically, this protects illegal immigrants from having to reveal they're here illegally.
There are a couple of things wrong with this law.
1) Federal law trumps state law. Since when does a city have the power to simply ignore federal law? This is similar to when the mayor of San Francisco said it was OK for gays to get married, in contraditiction to California state law. The Mayor's actions were found to be illegal. (Gay rights activists are currently working to strike the California law). An additional example would be California's medical marijuana law, which is contrary to federal drug laws.
The upholding of this law by the LA city council appears to be illegal as well. If it is not illegal, then I would propose LA pass a Special Rule so that its citizens don't pay federal income tax.
2) Special Rule 40 is likely un-Constitutional, as the Constitution expressly gives the US Congress the power to control immigration. Congress, as codified in US law, has declared that illegal immigration is, dare I say it...ILLEGAL. Because it is illegal, it is a crime to engage in illegal immigration.
LA Police, like all police in the US, have a duty to uphold state, as well as federal law. Special rule 40 interferes with the US Congress' control over immigration by requiring that LA police officers do not determine if someone has committed a crime, namely, they're not allowed to ask if a person is here legally.
I undertook a search for LA's Special Rule 40, doing a Google search. Apparently, LA is doing everything it can to keep Special Rule 40 out of the spotlight. Google came up with three, yes three, hits. One of those hits relates to something going on in Kentucky.
AltaVista comes up with five hits. Incredible.
Why isn't the ACLU all over this? By condoning illegal immigration, LA is costing California billions. The estimated cost of providing services to illegals is a staggering $10 Billion dollars per year to the state. I hear this, and then hear about another elementary school closing in my area due to lack of money. $10 Billion dollars to pay for services to illegals. Per Year.
One of the stated purposes of the ACLU is "Our job is to conserve America's original civic values - the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." Keep in mind that this only applies to groups and causes they agree with. Fighting illegal immigration, in spite ofthe fact that illegal immigration is contrary to the Constitution, and is destroying California, Arizona, and many other states, causing massive budget shortfalls, school closures, massive increase in gangs, drugs, slum conditions, which all affect citizens, the ACLU does nothing. In fact, they do just the opposite. They actually advocate for illegal immigrants. At least they're free to the illegals, but they're costing California $10 Billion per year. $10 BILLION.
What could California do with an addiitonal $10 Billion per year? Probably get out of its budgetary woes. But who wants that. The liberals love blaming the Governor, and the budget shortfall, a creation of Gray Davis and California's liberal legislature, on Arnold Schwarzenegger(SP?).
Will anything be done to stop Special Rule 40? Probably not. It was mentioned on Bill O'Reilley last night, with some moron defending it under the premise that if Special Rule 40 were removed, immigrant communities would no longer cooperate with police. BULLSHIT. Legal immigrants are even more sick of illegals than those who were born here. I bet legal immigrants would be thrilled to have an easy way to get rid of illegals, gangs of illegals, and all the problems illegals bring, their heavy use of social services, and their $10 BILLION dollar yearly price tag.
$10 Billion dollars per year. $10 Billion.
There are a couple of things wrong with this law.
1) Federal law trumps state law. Since when does a city have the power to simply ignore federal law? This is similar to when the mayor of San Francisco said it was OK for gays to get married, in contraditiction to California state law. The Mayor's actions were found to be illegal. (Gay rights activists are currently working to strike the California law). An additional example would be California's medical marijuana law, which is contrary to federal drug laws.
The upholding of this law by the LA city council appears to be illegal as well. If it is not illegal, then I would propose LA pass a Special Rule so that its citizens don't pay federal income tax.
2) Special Rule 40 is likely un-Constitutional, as the Constitution expressly gives the US Congress the power to control immigration. Congress, as codified in US law, has declared that illegal immigration is, dare I say it...ILLEGAL. Because it is illegal, it is a crime to engage in illegal immigration.
LA Police, like all police in the US, have a duty to uphold state, as well as federal law. Special rule 40 interferes with the US Congress' control over immigration by requiring that LA police officers do not determine if someone has committed a crime, namely, they're not allowed to ask if a person is here legally.
I undertook a search for LA's Special Rule 40, doing a Google search. Apparently, LA is doing everything it can to keep Special Rule 40 out of the spotlight. Google came up with three, yes three, hits. One of those hits relates to something going on in Kentucky.
AltaVista comes up with five hits. Incredible.
Why isn't the ACLU all over this? By condoning illegal immigration, LA is costing California billions. The estimated cost of providing services to illegals is a staggering $10 Billion dollars per year to the state. I hear this, and then hear about another elementary school closing in my area due to lack of money. $10 Billion dollars to pay for services to illegals. Per Year.
One of the stated purposes of the ACLU is "Our job is to conserve America's original civic values - the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." Keep in mind that this only applies to groups and causes they agree with. Fighting illegal immigration, in spite ofthe fact that illegal immigration is contrary to the Constitution, and is destroying California, Arizona, and many other states, causing massive budget shortfalls, school closures, massive increase in gangs, drugs, slum conditions, which all affect citizens, the ACLU does nothing. In fact, they do just the opposite. They actually advocate for illegal immigrants. At least they're free to the illegals, but they're costing California $10 Billion per year. $10 BILLION.
What could California do with an addiitonal $10 Billion per year? Probably get out of its budgetary woes. But who wants that. The liberals love blaming the Governor, and the budget shortfall, a creation of Gray Davis and California's liberal legislature, on Arnold Schwarzenegger(SP?).
Will anything be done to stop Special Rule 40? Probably not. It was mentioned on Bill O'Reilley last night, with some moron defending it under the premise that if Special Rule 40 were removed, immigrant communities would no longer cooperate with police. BULLSHIT. Legal immigrants are even more sick of illegals than those who were born here. I bet legal immigrants would be thrilled to have an easy way to get rid of illegals, gangs of illegals, and all the problems illegals bring, their heavy use of social services, and their $10 BILLION dollar yearly price tag.
$10 Billion dollars per year. $10 Billion.
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