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Back off bully Trump, leave California immigrant families alone

The state’s top cop, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, issued a warning to California employers Thursday that businesses face legal repercussions, including fines up to $10,000, if they assist federal immigration authorities with a potential widespread immigration crackdown.
The state’s top cop, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, issued a warning to California employers Thursday that businesses face legal repercussions, including fines up to $10,000, if they assist federal immigration authorities with a potential widespread immigration crackdown. Renee C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com

President Trump is clearly trying to bully California and immigrant families by planning unnecessary and unprecedented raids into our communities.

Trump should respect our state's rights and leave California immigrant families alone. Whether they are massive raids, overhauling tax policies that directly impact our health care system, or exposing our farm workers to even more dangerous pesticides – this Congress and administration continue to do everything they can to threaten the livelihood of our communities.

These kinds of undermining tactics are uncalled for and must stop. California will not back down from doing what is right for our state and people!

Samuel Molina, Fresno

This story was originally published January 19, 2018 at 6:06 PM with the headline "Back off bully Trump, leave California immigrant families alone."

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