immigration enforcement as a matter of policy. that s not california s only bill intended to protect illegal immigrants. another bill just passed by the assembly would bar alan lords from reporting suspected illegal immigrant tenants to the feds and expose them to lawsuits if they disobey if they attempt to see the law enforced. alex ross central is an immigration policy analyst with the cato institute in washington. he joins us. as a libertarian, you are obviously for property rights. absolutely. tucker: why in the world as a matter of policy would the state protect criminals who steal other people s property from deportation? well, i don t think there is any good reason to do that, but, when you look. tucker: this law does that. on the sanctuary bill sb 54, it actually lists 800 crimes where if you are convicted of and you follow into you get arrested. you get sent to jail for them. then you are deported and that s an asset of the bill that i completely support.
that s not california s only bill intended to protect illegal immigrants. another bill just passed by the assembly would bar landlords from reporting suspected illegal immigrant tenants to the feds and expose them to lawsuits if they disobey. if they attempt to see the law enforced. alex rostra is an immigration policy analyst with the cato institute in washington. he joins us. as a libertarian, you are obviously for property rights. absolutely. tucker: why in the world as a matter of policy would the state protect criminals who steal other people s property from deportation? c well, i don t think therero is any good reason to do that, but, when you look. tucker: this law does that.. on the sanctuary bill sb 54, it actually lists 800 crimes where if you are convicted of and you followou into you get arrested.te you get sent to jail for them.ol then you are deported and that s an asset of the bill that i completely support. i think that s wonderful.
and workers. are you for a minimum wage increase? laura: i m hoping you are right. we can and are not. i pray and hope for your wish to come true that someone like elizabeth moran is nominated.be i beg for that. mark, great to see you. all right, chicago is suing the trump administration for its right to ignore federal immigration laws. today, mayor rahm emanuel announced a legal challenge to the administration s efforts to cut funds for sanctuary cities, such as chicago. i will never allow our police department to become something that people don t see as their partner in the basic community safety we want to see. i s think the justice department is tryingti to coerce people ino making a choice between who they are and their values and what you want to see in every neighborhood across the city. that is why we will file a case against the justice department. laura: and immigration policy analyst at the cato institute joins us. it is great to see you.
most recently this past january. in l.a., the school district there has declared itself a sanctuary district. that will make the schools better. it will teach kids and their families about their rights when interacting with federal agents, help them avoid deportation. the district will also offer immigrants freely legal support at public expense and create a rapid response network to help students paid by federal officials. in texas, the small town has sued over that state law abolishing century cities saying it has offered refuge to mexican arrivals since before texas was even a state. if it isn t clear yet, the country is being overwhelmed and not only is your government powerless to stop it but in many cases, they are cheerleading it. in immigration policy analyst at the institute here in washington and he joins us. so tonight, alex, the idea that a town or city would be paying
he keeps getting back in. in l.a., the school district there has declared itself a sanctuary district. that will make the schools better.is it will teach kids and their families about their rights when interacting with federal agents, help them avoid deportation. the district will also offer immigrants free legal support at public expense and create a rapid response network to help students, paid by federal detained by federal officia officials. in texas, the small town has sued over that state law abolishing sanctuary cities saying it has offered refuge to mexican arrivals since before texas was even a state. if it isn t clear yet, m the country is being overwhelmed and not only is your government powerless to stop it but in many cases, they are cheerleading it. alex nowrasteh, an immigration policy analyst at the cato institute here in washington and he joins us. so tonight, alex, the idea that a town or city would be paying using tax dollars of citizens to facilitate an illegal ac