When it comes to immigration, what makes you feel safest?

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a federal law to require the deportation of immigrants who commit crimes of violence was too vague. It’s the latest example of how federal, state, and city governments are taking different approaches on how to improve security.

While US-Mexican border detentions are at a 47-year low, in recent months they’ve jumped from 23,555 in February 2017 to 36,369 in February 2018. The president recently ordered the National Guard to help beef up border security. Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico sent troops. But California is still negotiating its terms of engagement.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against California’s “sanctuary” law, which limits the participation of state and local police in federal immigration enforcement.

But a rising number of California cities are siding with President Trump. On Monday, Los Alamitos joined at least nine other Orange County cities opposing the state “sanctuary” law.

Unfortunately, this discussion is often framed in extremes, rather than nuance. One Orange County politician said: “Our communities are safer when we work with each other and trust each other, not when we operate under a police state.” An opponent argued: “Nobody is above the [federal] law….”

Rule of law, trust, security, freedom, compassion. None of these principles work in a vacuum. California offers a window on a healthy democratic struggle to see these values rebalanced and reflected in their government.

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