Perla was born and raised in Orange County, went to UC Berkeley for her Bachelors, and worked in Bakersfield for her first job as a multimedia journalist.
El Cajon City Council has been going back and forth to answer one question: How can the city interact with federal immigration authorities? The state of California has strict rules but some on the council believe the city needs to do more. Three weeks ago, the mayor brought up a similar resolution – that was voted down. It’s been reworked with changes to the language and it may have a good chance at passing.Right off the top, the resolution says that El Cajon will follow state law.
ABC10News spoke to a professor at Loyola Law School who says there are federal laws that allow local law enforcement to sometimes act as immigration agents, but the state has to agree to it.“The federal government doesn’t enforce it, it’s the state saying okay we agree and we will help you. California is saying- no not our job,” said Professor Marissa Montes.The resolution also reads that El Cajon will look to the U.S.
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