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County Board: Democratic-Controlled Legislature and Sanctuary Law

county board: But at the local level, there's a backlash brewing, according to Metro News. On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to condemn the state's sanctuary law and join a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that contends it's unconstitutional. California and its Democratic-controlled Legislature have built a reputation for leading resistance against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The law, Senate Bill 54, limits police co-operation with federal immigration authorities. Jerry Brown, legislators and mayors of the largest cities in the state to resist stepped-up efforts to deport people in the country illegally and to stop President Donald Trump from building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. It's a capstone of the effort by Gov. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.