Jackson Moves Closer To Sanctuary City Status
Jackson Free Press has a report on an August 19th Jackson City Council Planning Committee meeting where an ordinance that will prohibit law enforcement from inquiring about one’s immigration status was discussed. According to JFP, the policy would “prohibit police from soliciting information concerning immigration status for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law and from demanding immigration status from a person who is seeking police services, including victims or witnesses to a crime.”
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant recently wrote a letter to the council informing them that such a policy would violate state law. What happens if they go forward with this remains to be seen. I am sure Republicans would enjoy talking about it on the campaign trail in 2011.
Jackson would become the first sanctuary city in the state.
Councilmen Chokwe Lumumba, Kenneth Stokes, Charles Tillman, Frank Bluntson, and Tony Yarber were in attendance and none of them spoke out against the proposed ordinance.
During the recent Unconstitutional Lawsuit by Eric Holder in Federal Court against Arizona,in her unconstitutional ruling against Arizona,the Judge DID make one correct ruling,that Sanctuary Cities are against Federal Law. Its too bad Ms.has a Partisan liberal goof for an Atty.General who won’t man up against those in Jackson who are harming our state esp. thru more crime,lost jobs and lost tax revenue because of this unwise illegal choice. Perhaps Henry Ross will be a shining example of how our NEXT Atty. General should act.
Couldn’t have said it better myself, Grizz.