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Trump Already Hates Sanctuary Cities, So He's Really Going to Hate Sanctuary States

Last week California state senators approved a bill that would hamper local law enforcement's ability to target undocumented immigrants living in the state.

If the Trump administration was vexed about sanctuary cities' resistance to participating in federal immigration enforcement efforts, it's really not going to like the latest development: sanctuary states.

State senators in California approved a bill last week that would block local law enforcement agencies from helping federal authorities to target and detain undocumented immigrants residing in the state.

California isn't the only state to propose immigrant protections on a state level. Similar bills are pending in Maryland, New York, Illinois, and Nevada state legislatures.

Proponents of the California bill argue that sanctuary state status would mean undocumented immigrants would be able to live without fear of deportation. Under new federal immigration policy, committing even the most minor of infractions, like driving with a broken taillight, can be grounds for deportation.

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