TEHRAN, March 8 -A major conflict between California and Donald Trump, who has just sued the liberal state over immigration issues, is worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. But it’s not the first time the two have butted heads.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) -A major conflict between California and Donald Trump, who has just sued the liberal state over immigration issues, is worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. But it’s not the first time the two have butted heads.
Here’s a look at some previous clashes between the Golden State and Trump’s White House.
Immigration and sanctuary cities
On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against California for obstructing “federal immigration enforcement efforts.” Under the sanctuary policy, California refuses to cooperate with federal authorities to detain illegal immigrants and local officials are not permitted to use state funds to aid federal immigration enforcement. Initially, only certain cities and counties in the state adopted the policy, but California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law last October making the entire state a ‘sanctuary.’
Last month Trump announced casually that he was “thinking about” pulling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers out of California and that, he said, it would turn into a “crime nest like you’ve never seen.” “If we ever pulled our ICE out...in two months they’d be begging for us to come back. They would be begging,” Trump said.
Angering the White House further, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warned the public of ICE raids, which immigration officials say allowed 800 people to avoid arrest. More than 150 were arrested in the raid, which included people with convictions for violent and sexual crimes, according to ICE.
Recently, a federal judge turned down a request from California to immediately halt the White House’s plans to enforce a 1996 law that sought to punish sanctuary jurisdictions.
Student loans
Californians also disliked that the recent initiative by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on student loans targets their state. A memo, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, says the federal government should be in charge of "streamlining student lending and saving taxpayer dollars."
California officials are convinced DeVos’s memo is taking aim at their state in particular as it had passed comprehensive rules for student-loan servicers in an effort to prevent students from being ripped off by companies.
Legal Marijuana
Trump’s administration has also taken steps to reverse laws that allow marijuana to be sold legally to any adult in the state of California who wants to buy it.
source:RT
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