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May 2017
San Francisco Should Not Be A Sanctuary City and California Should Not Be A Sanctuary State
By: Howard Epstein, Vice Chair Communications
Your San Francisco Republican Party has taken strong stances against San Francisco’s sanctuary city and illegal immigration policies including The City dropping out of the areas Joint Terrorism Task Force that enforces immigration law. Making the situation worse, state senate bill SB54, currently working its way through the legislature, would make California a sanctuary state. The state’s county sheriffs have strenuously objected to SB54. To start, let’s take a quick look at how we got here.
In 1989, San Francisco passed the "City and County of Refuge" Ordinance (also known as the Sanctuary Ordinance). The ordinance prohibits the City from assisting federal authorities enforce immigration laws. In 2013, San Francisco passed the “Due Process for All” Ordinance. This ordinance limits when City law enforcement may notify ICE when illegal aliens are being released from county jail. (Note: the left and journalists have substituted “undocumented” and/or “unauthorized” for “illegal” to obfuscate the fact that the people being discussed are in the country illegally.) The best know victim of these ordnances is Kathryn Steinle, who was shot to death by an illegal alien who had been deported 5 times and was released from county jail even though ICE had asked the county to notify them when he was being released. And now, as mentioned above, to make matters worse, there is a move to make the entire state a sanctuary.
For the last few years the news media, electronic, print and online, has spent many hours covering arguments against and in favor of sanctuary cities. Now, sanctuary states will be added as the arguments are the same. However, there are a few questions that have not been asked of sanctuary city and state proponents that should be asked. Why do California and San Francisco elected officials believe they can pick and choose which federal laws and regulations they will obey and the federal agencies they will cooperate with? What would Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democrats in Sacramento or San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors (BOS) do if they faced the similar circumstances? For instance, in 1970 California voters passed the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA.) What would Brown and the Sacramento Democrats do if 6 or 8 of California’s 58 counties declared themselves Sanctuary From CEQA Counties? San Francisco has placed many mandates on employers. What would Lee and the BOS do if a few groups of neighborhood merchants declared themselves a Sanctuary From Minimum Wage and Health Care Mandates? They would be doing the same thing President Trump and Attorney General Sessions are doing. That is using all using any and all methods available to them to get cooperation from the counties and neighborhood groups who are not cooperating. Our elected officials at City Hall and The State Capital should remember, “what goes around comes around.”
San Francisco Should Not Be A Sanctuary City and California Should Not Be A Sanctuary State
By: Howard Epstein, Vice Chair Communications
Your San Francisco Republican Party has taken strong stances against San Francisco’s sanctuary city and illegal immigration policies including The City dropping out of the areas Joint Terrorism Task Force that enforces immigration law. Making the situation worse, state senate bill SB54, currently working its way through the legislature, would make California a sanctuary state. The state’s county sheriffs have strenuously objected to SB54. To start, let’s take a quick look at how we got here.
In 1989, San Francisco passed the "City and County of Refuge" Ordinance (also known as the Sanctuary Ordinance). The ordinance prohibits the City from assisting federal authorities enforce immigration laws. In 2013, San Francisco passed the “Due Process for All” Ordinance. This ordinance limits when City law enforcement may notify ICE when illegal aliens are being released from county jail. (Note: the left and journalists have substituted “undocumented” and/or “unauthorized” for “illegal” to obfuscate the fact that the people being discussed are in the country illegally.) The best know victim of these ordnances is Kathryn Steinle, who was shot to death by an illegal alien who had been deported 5 times and was released from county jail even though ICE had asked the county to notify them when he was being released. And now, as mentioned above, to make matters worse, there is a move to make the entire state a sanctuary.
For the last few years the news media, electronic, print and online, has spent many hours covering arguments against and in favor of sanctuary cities. Now, sanctuary states will be added as the arguments are the same. However, there are a few questions that have not been asked of sanctuary city and state proponents that should be asked. Why do California and San Francisco elected officials believe they can pick and choose which federal laws and regulations they will obey and the federal agencies they will cooperate with? What would Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democrats in Sacramento or San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors (BOS) do if they faced the similar circumstances? For instance, in 1970 California voters passed the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA.) What would Brown and the Sacramento Democrats do if 6 or 8 of California’s 58 counties declared themselves Sanctuary From CEQA Counties? San Francisco has placed many mandates on employers. What would Lee and the BOS do if a few groups of neighborhood merchants declared themselves a Sanctuary From Minimum Wage and Health Care Mandates? They would be doing the same thing President Trump and Attorney General Sessions are doing. That is using all using any and all methods available to them to get cooperation from the counties and neighborhood groups who are not cooperating. Our elected officials at City Hall and The State Capital should remember, “what goes around comes around.”
SAVE THE DATE!
San Francisco Republican Party Lincoln/Reagan Dinner
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Special Guest: John Bolton
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Fox News Contributor
Time and Location TBD.
San Francisco Republican Party Lincoln/Reagan Dinner
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Special Guest: John Bolton
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Fox News Contributor
Time and Location TBD.
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE!
Sunday May 14, 21, and 28.
Location: Presidio Picnic at the Presidio Main Post in the grassy area in front of the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Meet at 11:00 AM
To attend or get more information, email: finance@sfgop.org
Sunday May 14, 21, and 28.
Location: Presidio Picnic at the Presidio Main Post in the grassy area in front of the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Meet at 11:00 AM
To attend or get more information, email: finance@sfgop.org
CALL TO ACTION - May 11
JOIN PROTEST AGAINST EXCESSIVE TAXES IN SACRAMENTO
Show up en masse. Drain the swamp.
County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park
1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Thursday, May 11, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
JOIN PROTEST AGAINST EXCESSIVE TAXES IN SACRAMENTO
Show up en masse. Drain the swamp.
County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park
1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Thursday, May 11, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
SAVE GEARY BOULIVARD
At our May 3, 2017 monthly meeting your SFGOP voted unanimously voted to join with San Franciscans for Sensible Transit (SFST) and Richmond District residents and businesses to oppose the SFMTA’s ill-thought out plan called Geary Bus Rapid Transit. SFST is currently suing The City to stop this neighborhood destroying plan.
Please check out their website and help them save The Richmond District.
At our May 3, 2017 monthly meeting your SFGOP voted unanimously voted to join with San Franciscans for Sensible Transit (SFST) and Richmond District residents and businesses to oppose the SFMTA’s ill-thought out plan called Geary Bus Rapid Transit. SFST is currently suing The City to stop this neighborhood destroying plan.
Please check out their website and help them save The Richmond District.
SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN!
The majority of Californians don't want a sanctuary state, but liberal elites are attempting to shove SB54 through the legislator and permanently make California a sanctuary state.
Support our campaign to stop this reckless bill!
The majority of Californians don't want a sanctuary state, but liberal elites are attempting to shove SB54 through the legislator and permanently make California a sanctuary state.
Support our campaign to stop this reckless bill!
