{"id":75544,"date":"2017-01-25T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T23:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=75544"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:40:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T19:40:28","slug":"trump-signs-executive-order-on-border-wall-ca-officials-and-activists-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/01\/25\/trump-signs-executive-order-on-border-wall-ca-officials-and-activists-react\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs executive order on border wall, CA officials and activists react"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump [White House press photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LOS ANGELES – California elected officials and activists wasted no time Wednesday lashing out at President Donald Trump<\/strong>‘s executive actions calling for construction of a wall along the Mexican border and slashing funding for so-called “sanctuary” cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Today’s executive orders do nothing to fix our broken immigration system,\u201d said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn<\/strong>. \u201cCutting off federal funding to cities is misguided and will do vastly more harm than good. Instead, President Trump should be focused on working with Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation that will fix the problems facing\u00a0<\/span>communities across the country.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sen. Kamala Harris<\/strong>, D-Calif., said Trump’s orders will “harm public safety, tear families apart and jeopardize national security.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for a wall isn’t a solution, it’s a political gesture,” Harris said. “And telling cities they must deny public safety, education and health care services to children and families living within their jurisdiction will not make us more secure, it will mean fewer crimes reported and more families living in fear.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“In its first few days, this new administration has consistently acted against the interests of those \u00a0who are voiceless and vulnerable,” Harris said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump signed his orders at the offices of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and he called them a benefit to both the United States and Mexico. He<\/span>\u00a0told DHS agents and workers that it would make their jobs easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

“For too long, your offices and agents haven’t been allowed to properly do their jobs,” Trump said. “You know that, right? … But that’s all about to change. And I’m very happy about it and you’re very happy about it. From here on out, I’m asking all of you to enforce the laws of the United States of America. They will be enforced and enforced strongly.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He said his actions were in response to “the unprecedented surge of illegal arrivals” in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

“A nation without borders is not a nation,” he said. “Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders, gets back its borders.” <\/span>
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