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Entries from SFist tagged with 'sanctuarycity'

May 3, 2007

April 26, 2007

April 24, 2007

Lest you think Gavin's little statement over the weekend that this being a Sanctuary City, he will order city officials to not raise a finger when it comes to cracking down illegal immigrants has gone without any reaction out there in media land, it has. And it's loads of fun. ...

Continue Reading "Reactionaries React to Gavin's Reaction"

April 23, 2007

In light of the recent crackdown on illegal (and the occasional legal) immigrants, San Francisco officials are throwing down the gauntlet and telling everyone that that ain't happening here. Yesterday, at a meeting in the Mission, Gavin reitererated the fact that this is a Sanctuary City which means, essentially, that we won't do anything to illegal immigrants. The measure is non-binding and doesn't really mean much, but it does give us the appearance of something legal. Gavin also added that there really isn't anything he could do to stop the Feds from doing something, but he won't allow city officials to do anything. His statement has the support of Mark Leno, Carole Migden and Police Chief Heather Fong. ...

Continue Reading "Immigrant Song"

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