Dean Johnson Comments on ‘Sanctuary Cities' for SF Chronicle
Dean Kevin R. Johnson commented for the San Francisco Chronicle on Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina's contention that the federal government should crack down on California cities that have declared themselves to be "sanctuary cities" for undocumented immigrants.
Dean Johnson pointed out that the term carries no legal weight and has a different meaning in each of the several cities having a sanctuary policy. "There's no city that's saying, 'We're not cooperating with the federal government on immigration enforcement,'" said Dean Johnson. "It's just different levels of cooperation. San Francisco is cooperating. I don't understand what [Fiorina] is talking about other than to use slanted political jargon to make political impact."
Kevin R. Johnson is Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o studies at UC Davis School of Law. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of immigration law and policy, refugee law, and civil rights.