#Calexit Now. https://t.co/0ZFEnOzpWy
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) January 31, 2017
As Twitchy told you yesterday, proponents of “Calexit” can now begin collecting signatures to get California secession on the ballot. But California’s got another trick up its sleeve, too:
California considers becoming the first sanctuary state https://t.co/u7jH4tO5HS pic.twitter.com/4SPPbZh3QS
— The Hill (@thehill) January 31, 2017
More from The Hill:
A state Senate committee will hear testimony on a bill offered by Senate President Kevin de León (D) that would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from spending money to enforce federal immigration laws. The measure would also ban immigration enforcement in state schools, health facilities and courthouses.
“We will not stand by and let the federal government use our state and local agencies to separate mothers from their children,” de León said in December, when he introduced what he calls the California Values Act.
The fight over sanctuary status could put billions of dollars in federal funding for California programs at risk. Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order pledging to withhold federal money from cities and states that do not comply with federal immigration laws. The order requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” that refuse to share immigration status information with federal officials.
Hate to break it to you, California, but this may not be one of your best ideas.
https://twitter.com/airforce2100/status/826528609603031044
this seems like an unreasonable move. There r legitimate reasons to b opposed to sanctuary cities and I say that as Dem supporter
— Luke (@bizwiz1980) January 31, 2017
Well, that'd be an epic cutoff of Federal $.@thehill https://t.co/sSiSvwv8BJ
— S D Winkler (@sdwinkler) January 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/Bender01958/status/826505312148533248
there goes their federal funding. No high speed rail, no delta tunnels, no infrastructure improvements. ????
— Jim Turner (@DeltaWoodArt) January 31, 2017
Dear California, don't go asking for a bailout if you become a sanctuary state and wind up going bankrupt.
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 31, 2017
They would go bankrupt in a week.
— Based Angry Tax Payer (@realliquidsaint) January 31, 2017
Still, if they insist, there are plenty of people who won’t stand in their way.
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 31, 2017
PUHLEEZ secede.????????
— Claire Beauchamp (@cbfrasier13) January 31, 2017
please oh please feel free to leave. The other 49 will do just fine without you
— Loyal American (@loyal_american) January 31, 2017
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