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Karen Romero Estrada, a resident of Anaheim, explains that Orange County is at a tipping point, politically, socially and demographically. She argues that the reputation as a “conservative safe haven” is rapidly changing.
Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and Lake Forest this week became the latest cities in Orange County to take stands against the state’s sanctuary laws, adopting resolutions and filing briefs in support of the federal lawsuit against California.
Don Bradley, who lives in unincorporated Orange County adjacent to the City of Orange, writes that the Orange City Council didn’t need to jump into the national immigration debate on sanctuary cities – noting that city leaders should focus on grace rather than rage when it comes to undocumented people living and working in the United States.
Orange, Newport Beach and Westminster joined the county and seven other cities in opposing California’s sanctuary state law, which limits state and local law enforcement’s communications with federal immigration authorities and prohibits officers from holding and questioning people based on immigration violations.
Santa Ana resident Claudia Perez writes that local officials in Orange County should reject the latest effort by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions effort to legally challenge the California Values Act and instead stand up for State’s Rights.
Cities across Orange County have taken positions on California’s sanctuary laws since Los Alamitos passed an ordinance last month in an attempt to exempt itself from the requirements.
Tustin resident and local attorney Lee Fink writes that despite one’s feelings about challenging the state’s sanctuary state law, Orange County residents do not need to spend even more tax dollars to hire even more lawyers for this case. Fink notes that it’s financially irresponsible for the Board of Supervisors to spend money on more lawyers for a political stunt.
Shakeel Syed, Executive Director of Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD), writes that Orange County Supervisors are distracting the public away from mismanagement and lack of leadership by joining the federal lawsuit against California.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 in closed session Tuesday to join the U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws.
Santa Ana resident Hairo Cortes writes that liberal cities across California, like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Ana, should counter the actions of entities like the OC Sheriff’s Department and support the state in the Justice Department’s Sanctuary lawsuit with amicus briefs of their own.