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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWashington governor bans employees from helping Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
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Washington governor bans employees from helping Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
It 'reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance, diversity and inclusiveness', says Jay Inslee
Jon Sharman
A state governor has banned his employees from cooperating with Donald Trump's policies on immigration.
Jay Inslee signed an executive order that bars the state of Washington's agencies from denying services to people based on their citizenship or legal status and from helping detain immigrants for breaking civil rules.
It came after memos were released by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly showing his department planned to prioritise the removal of undocumented immigrants who "have been convicted of any criminal offence", following directives from the President.
This will include those who "have abused any programme related to receipt of public benefits".
The controversial orders Donald Trump has already issued
Governor Inslee said: "Washington will not be a willing participant in promoting or carrying out mean-spirited policies that break up families and compromise our national security and community safety.
"Our officers are here to keep the public safe by enforcing the criminal laws, not to act as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers or enforce civil violations."
He added that it reaffirmed "the state's commitment to tolerance, diversity, and inclusiveness" and the order was "designed to ensure that all state agencies under my executive authority carry out only those duties and responsibilities prescribed to them in state and federal law."
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-washington-not-help-illegal-immigration-deportations-undocumented-crackdown-jay-inslee-a7597351.html
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Washington governor bans employees from helping Donald Trump's immigration crackdown (Original Post)
babylonsister
Feb 2017
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samnsara
(17,635 posts)1. this is why trumps going after our legal pot laws....
..he's a vindictive SOB
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. He also thrives on punishment, negativity and hatefulness. It's what he's all about, a very
ugly person.