State Democrats on Tuesday voted down legislation that would have amended California’s sanctuary law to allow the deportation of fentanyl-dealing illegal immigrants.
The proposed bill, dubbed AB2209, was introduced by assemblywoman Kate Sanchez, a Republican, in February. It aimed to deny sanctuary state protections to illegal immigrants convicted of fentanyl charges.
Ms. Sanchez told the state assembly on Tuesday that the legislation was not “anti-immigrant” but rather “anti-fentanyl,” with a focus on tackling the fentanyl crisis in the state.
“This bill is simply a referendum on the sanctuary state policy as it relates to fentanyl dealers,” the assembly member remarked….
