The city council of Cambridge Massachusetts pass a new law this week which bars city police from arresting illegal aliens who are caught driving without a license. The announced purpose of the law is to prevent ICE from arresting such illegals when they are due to be released.
This is blatant discrimination, and it should bring a response from the federal government. The Civil Rights law provide that "NO PERSON in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or nationals origin, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. "
It is obvious that by limiting the special protection from arrest for driving without a license to people from countries other than the USA who are here illegally, the Cambridge City Counsel made a distinction based upon national origin. After all, American citizens are still subject to arrest and they are denied this special protection because of their national origin.
This is sufficient for the Justice Department to sue to enjoin the city from using this new law, but that will take a long time to bring to fruition. In the meantime, the Federal government should act by stopping all financial assistance of any sort to Cambridge. According to the city budget, Cambridge gets substantial federal assistance (more than 7% of last year's budget came from DC). All such assistance should be suspended immediately unless and until the City repeals this new law.
Such a move would not require any action by Congress. President Trump could direct it immediately.
If Cambridge wants to undermine federal law enforcement in this way, the rest of the country should not subsidize those actions -- and that's the result required by law.
This is blatant discrimination, and it should bring a response from the federal government. The Civil Rights law provide that "NO PERSON in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or nationals origin, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. "
It is obvious that by limiting the special protection from arrest for driving without a license to people from countries other than the USA who are here illegally, the Cambridge City Counsel made a distinction based upon national origin. After all, American citizens are still subject to arrest and they are denied this special protection because of their national origin.
This is sufficient for the Justice Department to sue to enjoin the city from using this new law, but that will take a long time to bring to fruition. In the meantime, the Federal government should act by stopping all financial assistance of any sort to Cambridge. According to the city budget, Cambridge gets substantial federal assistance (more than 7% of last year's budget came from DC). All such assistance should be suspended immediately unless and until the City repeals this new law.
Such a move would not require any action by Congress. President Trump could direct it immediately.
If Cambridge wants to undermine federal law enforcement in this way, the rest of the country should not subsidize those actions -- and that's the result required by law.
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