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California Lawmakers Pass "Anti-Arizona" Bill to Curb Immigration Crackdown

In another vote Thursday, the California Senate passed a bill to help curb the mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who have not committed serious crimes. The California Trust Act would block local law enforcement from turning over immigrants for deportation unless they have been convicted of a serious felony. The bill is California’s attempt to push back against the federal Secure Communities program, where local authorities share fingerprints with immigration officials. The federal program helped lead to the record deportation of around 400,000 people last year. Supporters have called the measure in California an "anti-Arizona" bill because it runs counter to the anti-immigrant crackdowns in Arizona and other states.

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