re: Illegal Alien to be paid $190k by city for being turned in to immigration

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They have a law that says that a criminal is immune from laws and that criminal sued the city for the police department arresting a criminal and enforcing the laws.

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It doesn't say the criminal is "immune from laws." It prevents city police from enforcing federal law. State and Federal agencies can still enforce the law.

It's not like this is the only situation where this type of thing has happened. Look at the current state of marijuana laws, where at the Federal level both recreational and medicinal marijuana are illegal, yet many states have legalized one or both. Where the federal government can still penalize businesses because marijuana is schedule I, but they are forbidden from using funds to crack down with raids.

I think San Francisco's position on illegal immigration enforcement is dumb as frick. But at the same time I respect the separation of powers we have in this country. Local governments, state governments, etc. have the right to enforce or not enforce federal law as they see fit, how it fits into their budgets, etc.