In California, ‘sanctuary state’ and other immigration bills face surprising opposition
In California, ‘sanctuary state’ and other immigration bills face surprising opposition
- August 9, 2017
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, courtesy of the East Bay Times, Aug. 9, 2017
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But bills that would have levied economic sanctions against companies that help build the border wall that Trump proposed erecting between the U.S. and Mexico will not become law. That’s not too surprising, said Louis DeSipio, a political science professor at UC Irvine. “They probably very quickly found that those companies are pretty entangled with other business in the state,” he said.
For the full story, please visit http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/08/09/in-california-sanctuary-state-and-other-immigration-bills-are-coming-down-to-the-wire/.
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