This ought to put the liberals in San Francisco in a quandary.
A San Francisco illegal immigration opponent has sued the city's police chief and police commissioners for failing to comply with a state law that requires officers to tell federal authorities about all suspected noncitizens who are arrested on drug charges.
Charles Fonseca, a 70-year-old Portola district resident who came to the United States from Nicaragua at the age of 9 and filed the lawsuit May 4, said he opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants, especially those who break the law after they get here.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera, whose office will defend the city against Klehm and Fonseca's lawsuit, said through a spokesman Thursday that he is confident in the city's legal position. Herrera's office would not comment on whether police comply with the law.
"This is a cynical lawsuit that reflects the political aims of an anti-immigrant extremist," Herrera said in an e-mail. "And I, frankly, think it's intended to win headlines rather than a favorable judgment."
They call this legal Immigrant an "anti-immigrant extremist"! They can't call him a racist because he ostensibly is the same "race" as most illegals.
Then this gem:
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has said several times that he and other San Francisco officials remain committed to offering illegal immigrants refuge in the city.
San Francisco has been a sanctuary city since 1989. The designation, adopted by cities across the country in the late 1980s and early 1990s has no legal meaning.
Robert Rubin, legal director for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco, helped write the sanctuary ordinance and said it doesn't contradict the reporting requirement.
"This is a frivolous lawsuit," Rubin said. "This state law is embodied in the general order of the Police Department. I don't know why he contends the city is not reporting."
And Mr. Rubin presumably said that last sentence with a straight face. Good Luck Mr. Fonseca! Although the law and logic are on your side, this is San Francisco. You haven't a chance in the world.
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I HATE THAT MOTHER BLEEPING CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FECK SAN FRANFECKISTAN!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jenn | Friday, May 11, 2007 at 20:43
If the Federal Government was really serious about illegal immigration, they would withhold ALL federal monies from Sanctuary Cities. Can you imagine the uproar in SF when the Federal trough dried up?
Posted by: BobF | Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 07:07