California Penal Code 834B

[Timothy W.]

SECTION 834b

834b. (a) Every law enforcement agency in California shall fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.

(b) With respect to any such person who is arrested, and suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws, every law enforcement agency shall do the following:

(1) Attempt to verify the legal status of such person as a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a permanent resident, an alien lawfully admitted for a temporary period of time or as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of immigration laws. The verification process may include, but shall not be limited to, questioning the person regarding his or her date and place of birth, and entry into the United States, and demanding documentation to indicate his or her legal status.

(2) Notify the person of his or her apparent status as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws and inform him or her that, apart from any criminal justice proceedings, he or she must either obtain legal status or leave the United States.

(3) Notify the Attorney General of California and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service of the apparent illegal status and provide any additional information that may be requested by any other public entity.

(c) Any legislative, administrative, or other action by a city, county, or other legally authorized local governmental entity with jurisdictional boundaries, or by a law enforcement agency, to prevent or limit the cooperation required by subdivision (a) is expressly prohibited.

Hmmmm.... no prohibition of racial profiling here like Arizona's law..... I guess the city of LA will need to boycott California next.

[Rich Weese]

Bryan- don't make the assumption that all immigrants are coming across the border to work. Having lived on the border for 2 years, there are MANY other reasons.
1. to have the babies
2. to join other family members already here legally or illegally.
3. to visit.(I actually saw relatives come across the border for the 15 year celebration -debutants and then return home)
I agree in punishing the employers, but that wouldn't turn the faucet off,imo. I've seen the wall, unfinished of course, but it would definitely slow down the crossings.How about the following stages.
1. finish the wall
2. punish employers
3. eliminate all the freebies to illegals
4.. determine those here illegally and offer a program to stay or send them back.
IMO, if you don't do all 3, the crossings will not stop. I know so many funny stories. Here are just a couple:

1. My wife had her hair dresser in Progresso, MX, 7 miles from our home. Each time this lady was pregnant, she would LEGALLY come across and visit relatives until baby was born. Did this 3 times. Now her 3 kids walk across from MX to get on the school bus each morning to go to school here in the U.S.

2. A friend in Church is a border Patrol agent. He has seen a cousin deported 6 different times now. He says good bye, see you next time each time.

The system we have currently is broke, big time. Rich.