San Francisco a Safehaven for 'Illegals'

In 2007, the city of San Francisco decided to issue I.D. cards based on proof of residence, regardless of legal status. It recently announced a major new campaign directed at illegal immigrants telling them that they were safe in San Francisco. The New York Times reports:

"In what may be the first such campaign of its kind, the city plans to publish multilanguage brochures and fill the airwaves with advertisements relaying assurance that San Francisco will not report them to federal immigration authorities. Mayor Gavin Newsom said the campaign was simply an amplification of a longstanding position of not cooperating with immigration raids or other enforcement. The city passed a so-called sanctuary ordinance in 1989.The television and radio campaign will tell immigrants they have “safe access” to public services, including schools, health clinics and — perhaps most importantly — the police, something that local law enforcement officials say is a chronic problem in émigré communities."