California one step closer to ‘sanctuary state’ despite threats from Trump administration

‘The California Assembly will take up a bill declaring the entire Sunshine State a sanctuary jurisdiction after the legislation cleared the Senate. If it passes, it will set up a showdown between California and the Trump administration over immigration.
The state Senate passed the controversial Senate Bill 54 (SB54) in a 27-12 vote along party lines on Monday. If the bill becomes law, it would make California a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants. The legislation was a direct response to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and administration threats against sanctuary jurisdictions.
The passage of SB54, known as the California Values Act, as well as two other immigration bills, “is a rejection of President Trump’s false and cynical portrayal of undocumented residents as a lawless community,” Senate leader Kevin de León said in a statement.’
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