In an interview aired on Friday's “Issue IS,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said that California “has the resources for the federal government to do this.” He said he has not cooperated with the federal government to expel the government. and “The entities responsible for immigration enforcement should do their job, stealing valuable, limited law enforcement resources away from law enforcement, holding criminals liable, conducting investigations, arresting them. , not to prosecute is a very inconspicuous proposition. Do their work for them. We want to focus on crime.”
Bonta said it was “everything that criminal is detained, regardless of immigrant status, regardless of liability.” Host Elex Michelson asked, “But why not work with California and the federal government to take those people out of the country?”
“Well, there's a sanctuary state law. That's the law. It's been in the law from 2017-2018, Trump 1.0. The federal government has the resources to do this. They do immigration enforcement. To have an entire department and institution, including ice. They can do their job. They should do their job legally. That's what it is – the entity responsible for immigration enforcement will do their job. It should be, not to take away the limited valuable law enforcement resources from law enforcement agencies, but to hold off criminals accountable, investigate, arrest and prosecution, and very inconspicuous. The proposition is to do their job for them. We want to focus on crime. Therefore, the states will have to say what we should focus on, and the resources of law enforcement. We have the right to decide how it will unfold. We are trying to focus on crime rather than enforcement of citizen immigrants.”
Earlier in the interview, Bonta said California's sanctuary law is “about focusing on people who break the law, commit crimes, and deploy resources towards it, not on citizen immigration enforcement.” . These deportation procedures, they are not crimes, they are citizens. ”
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