#SF pier killing resonating in campaigns, immigration debate. via @cmarinucci @emilytgreen http://t.co/dpTpl9SuP3 pic.twitter.com/Py8Z5fLcpw
— The Chronicle (@sfchronicle) July 7, 2015
Tom Del Beccaro: Wow. Carla Marinucci and colleagues at the SF Chronicle break it wide open.
Pier-slaying defendant came to S.F. at sheriff’s request http://t.co/OXa6lIUg1Q via @sfchronicle
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) July 9, 2015
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has deflected blame in the release of a Mexican national now facing murder charges in the Pier 14 slaying by demanding to know why federal authorities returned him to San Francisco to face a 20-year-old marijuana charge in the first place.
The answer, it turns out, is that the Sheriff’s Department asked federal officials to do so.
The letter of outrage @SenFeinstein sent over #Pier14 killing. via @cmarinucci @hknightsf http://t.co/cy9UP1CZlH pic.twitter.com/SfNpIqDo9F
— The Chronicle (@sfchronicle) July 8, 2015
CA @SenFeinstein leads chorus frm Capitol Hill to Sacto: Accused immigrant in SF killing shouldn't have been freed http://t.co/WrF38zLyoI
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) July 7, 2015
White House @PressSec, asked on SF killing, defends immigration policies, says GOP "blocked" immigration reform http://t.co/lFPAA2yTfm
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) July 6, 2015
Must-follows for #SF #SanFrancisco #SanctuaryCity coverage: @debrajsaunders and @cmarinucci
#KathrynSteinle https://t.co/D0APIXAcjG
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) July 8, 2015
See how they run: Democrats from sanctuary cities http://t.co/fBexL5Jm61 via @SFGate
— Kristin Olsen (@KristinOlsenCA) July 9, 2015
Democrats now will say anything to distance themselves from sanctuary city policies, even though they have supported these policies for years. In an exclusive CNN interview Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton was asked about San Francisco’s refusal to hand over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement seven-time convicted felon and five-time deportee Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez. He stands accused in the fatal shooting of Kathryn Steinle as she took an evening stroll on Pier 14 last week. (After telling a local TV station he shot Steinle by accident, Lopez-Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to murder.) Clinton answered, “The city made a mistake not to deport someone that the federal government strongly felt should be deported. So I have absolutely no support for a city that ignores the strong evidence that should be acted on.”
In a 2007 Democratic presidential debate, the late Tim Russert asked Clinton if she would allow sanctuary cities to disobey federal law. “Well, I don’t think there is any choice,” she answered. Immigrants may not talk to police if “they think you’re also going to be enforcing the immigration laws.” She did not add a caveat that she wanted local law enforcement to work with immigration officials if the federal government had strong feelings that an individual should be deported.
In 2008, Clinton voted against an amendment to yank some federal funds from sanctuary cities. California Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer voted likewise — but it didn’t stop them from criticizing San Francisco for releasing a repeat offender.
Donald Trump controversy is turning into a fire sale. A GOP committee member just called on Kamala Harris to return donations from Trump.
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) July 9, 2015
One of the few leaders in CA is @GavinNewsom who gave his Trump money to charity a week ago. https://t.co/kIIJCrDXk8
— John Hrabe (@johnhrabe) July 9, 2015
Sanctuary State Flashback! Jerry Brown licenses illegal aliens as lawyers, OKs amnesty goodies via @michellemalkin http://t.co/dL8EEdz3mo
— Michelle Moons (@MichelleDiana) July 9, 2015
.@AlisynCamerota how many kids have to sexually assaulted by illegals for you to report it?
We know it's not 806.
http://t.co/Dndjalbclq
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) July 9, 2015
Curious @mmurraypolitics why cite crime stats for LEGAL immigrants when no one is talking about that.
806 kids.
http://t.co/Dndjalbclq
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) July 9, 2015
7 Ways #JerryBrown and California #Democrats Embraced #IllegalAliens - Breitbart http://t.co/crXFIwRGbN
— Breitbart California (@BreitbartCA) July 9, 2015
Map Shows How Many 'Sanctuary Cities' Are Sheltering Illegal Immigrants in the US—And Where They Are http://t.co/AygwH6c1CR
— IJReview (@ijreview) July 10, 2015
Megyn Kelly Destroys Obama on the Sanctuary City Murder http://t.co/3yHBtfguHS
— AoSHQ (@AoSHQBlog) July 9, 2015