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Could El Cajon vote for fourth time on cooperation with ICE?
Huntington Beach only other CA city with similar policy
Mayor Bill Wells revised resolution to clarify that El Cajon is not a sanctuary city.
Nine protesters showed up at the El Cajon city council meeting last week to demand the city roll back a resolution that allows police to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
While that is a much smaller number than the 100 speakers — on both sides of the issue — who signed up to speak before the February vote on the resolution, the protesters say they aren’t going away.
Connie Elder: “The city of El Cajon must look deeply into its soul...."
“The city of El Cajon and its citizens must look deeply into their soul and stop working with ICE,” said Connie Elder, a retired dean from Cuyamaca College who holds biweekly protests on Fletcher Parkway. A June gathering coordinated by Union de Barrio, which included groups such as Fuerza Hispania de El Cajon and Latinos En Acción, drew hundreds
Immigration march in El Cajon
Other protestors came to urge the recall of councilmember Phil Ortiz, who changed his vote in favor of the twice-failed resolution.
“This is kind of what I predicted would happen if we passed this,” said council member Gary Kendrick, who voted against it all three times.
The resolution, favored by Mayor Bill Wells, was passed at a time when dozens of other California cities have leaned the opposite way on the question of handing over to ICE undocumented immigrants who have been convicted or accused of a violent crime. Councilmember Kenrdrick noted that out of 482 California cities, only two have passed this kind of resolution: Huntington Beach and El Cajon. “We're the outliers.”
In January, the council voted 3-2 to defeat the resolution. The mayor then revised it to clarify that El Cajon is not a sanctuary city and will not interfere with federal immigration enforcement, and also requested that the U.S. Attorney General protect officers who cooperate against any actions taken by the state. (State law prohibits cities from turning people over to federal immigration authorities unless they have been convicted in court of certain felony crimes.)
But according to city manager Graham Mitchell, the police aren’t working with ICE. This led Councilmember Kendrick to ask, “So, why do we even need this resolution? We could just rescind it. And everybody would be happy. It has done nothing except create a lot of fear.”
City attorney Morgan Foley explained that to repeal the resolution, two councilmembers should request it be placed on the agenda for a vote. Ideally, the request would be made by a councilmember who had approved it and then changed their mind, in order to ensure passage of the repeal. If the effort failed and the resolution remained effective, “you’re not going to get a reconsideration unless one of the persons who voted to keep it is joined in that request.”
Kendrick suggested he would be pressing on. For his part, Councilmember Ortiz responded that the whole matter “is being blown up into something that is outside my control and outside the city’s control.”
Here's something you might be interested in.
Could El Cajon vote for fourth time on cooperation with ICE?
Huntington Beach only other CA city with similar policy
Could El Cajon vote for fourth time on cooperation with ICE?
Huntington Beach only other CA city with similar policy
Mayor Bill Wells revised resolution to clarify that El Cajon is not a sanctuary city.
Nine protesters showed up at the El Cajon city council meeting last week to demand the city roll back a resolution that allows police to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
While that is a much smaller number than the 100 speakers — on both sides of the issue — who signed up to speak before the February vote on the resolution, the protesters say they aren’t going away.
Connie Elder: “The city of El Cajon must look deeply into its soul...."
“The city of El Cajon and its citizens must look deeply into their soul and stop working with ICE,” said Connie Elder, a retired dean from Cuyamaca College who holds biweekly protests on Fletcher Parkway. A June gathering coordinated by Union de Barrio, which included groups such as Fuerza Hispania de El Cajon and Latinos En Acción, drew hundreds
Immigration march in El Cajon
Other protestors came to urge the recall of councilmember Phil Ortiz, who changed his vote in favor of the twice-failed resolution.
“This is kind of what I predicted would happen if we passed this,” said council member Gary Kendrick, who voted against it all three times.
The resolution, favored by Mayor Bill Wells, was passed at a time when dozens of other California cities have leaned the opposite way on the question of handing over to ICE undocumented immigrants who have been convicted or accused of a violent crime. Councilmember Kenrdrick noted that out of 482 California cities, only two have passed this kind of resolution: Huntington Beach and El Cajon. “We're the outliers.”
In January, the council voted 3-2 to defeat the resolution. The mayor then revised it to clarify that El Cajon is not a sanctuary city and will not interfere with federal immigration enforcement, and also requested that the U.S. Attorney General protect officers who cooperate against any actions taken by the state. (State law prohibits cities from turning people over to federal immigration authorities unless they have been convicted in court of certain felony crimes.)
But according to city manager Graham Mitchell, the police aren’t working with ICE. This led Councilmember Kendrick to ask, “So, why do we even need this resolution? We could just rescind it. And everybody would be happy. It has done nothing except create a lot of fear.”
City attorney Morgan Foley explained that to repeal the resolution, two councilmembers should request it be placed on the agenda for a vote. Ideally, the request would be made by a councilmember who had approved it and then changed their mind, in order to ensure passage of the repeal. If the effort failed and the resolution remained effective, “you’re not going to get a reconsideration unless one of the persons who voted to keep it is joined in that request.”
Kendrick suggested he would be pressing on. For his part, Councilmember Ortiz responded that the whole matter “is being blown up into something that is outside my control and outside the city’s control.”
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