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Miami-Dade Will Comply With Trump's Sanctuary-City Ban, Despite Gigantic Population of Immigrants
Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 6:42 p.m.
By Jerry Iannelli
Miami-Dade Will Comply With Trump's Sanctuary-City Ban, Despite Gigantic Population of Immigrants
"Miami-Dade County complies with federal law and intends to fully cooperate with the federal government," Gimenez wrote. "I will partner with the Board of County Commissioners to address any issues necessary to achieve this end."
County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, tells New Times that Miami "must avoid racial and ethnic profiling" in the Trump Era.
"The important point that we have to remember is that we're out of the campaign season, and we’re past campaign rhetoric," she said. "We have to do our best to protect our community and our residents from any harm. We are an inclusive county."
"We're going to have to find a way to not jeopardize those who come to this country for freedom," she said, adding that she was, however, understanding that Gimenez was acting to protect the county budget.
Miami-Dade, a county where more than half the population is foreign-born, had never designated itself an official "sanctuary" area. But as of 2013, the county operated like one: That year, the county commission passed a bill forcing county jails to refuse requests to detain undocumented immigrants indefinitely. (The U.S. Department of Justice named Miami a "sanctuary city" in a 2016 report.)
It's unclear how much federal funding Miami-Dade could lose by fighting Trump — but the money was certainly a small fraction of the county's total, multibillion-dollar budget. The DOJ estimates Miami-Dade receives just $10.7 million annually from the Justice Department alone.
Unlike city governments in places such as San Francisco or New York that passed the measure out of a sense of moral obligation, the Miami-Dade Commission only approved the 2013 rule to save money. The federal government wouldn't reimburse Miami for jail costs so indefinite stays were expensive. And now, the county is rolling over in spectacular fashion. Gimenez's order is likely to follow him for the rest of his career.
Elsewhere in America, "sanctuary city" mayors have dug in their heels and steadied themselves for a fight with the Trump administration: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, among many other local leaders, have vowed to defy Trump's sanctuary-city ban. Gimenez — who was a longtime Trump ally before announcing his support for Hillary Clinton last year — was apparently unable to find any sort of backbone to stand up to the Trump administration for more than a single day before rolling over.
Trump's executive order is based on the factually incorrect premise that undocumented immigrants are drivers of crime in U.S. cities —the majority of independent studies of violent crime by undocumented immigrants show that immigrants commit fewer violent crimes than U.S. citizens.
Gimenez, however, could not be bothered to stand up for facts and reason in the Trump Era for more than 24 full hours.
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-will-comply-with-trumps-sanctuary-city-ban-despite-gigantic-population-of-immigrants-9096031
Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 6:42 p.m.
By Jerry Iannelli
Miami-Dade Will Comply With Trump's Sanctuary-City Ban, Despite Gigantic Population of Immigrants
"Miami-Dade County complies with federal law and intends to fully cooperate with the federal government," Gimenez wrote. "I will partner with the Board of County Commissioners to address any issues necessary to achieve this end."
County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, tells New Times that Miami "must avoid racial and ethnic profiling" in the Trump Era.
"The important point that we have to remember is that we're out of the campaign season, and we’re past campaign rhetoric," she said. "We have to do our best to protect our community and our residents from any harm. We are an inclusive county."
"We're going to have to find a way to not jeopardize those who come to this country for freedom," she said, adding that she was, however, understanding that Gimenez was acting to protect the county budget.
Miami-Dade, a county where more than half the population is foreign-born, had never designated itself an official "sanctuary" area. But as of 2013, the county operated like one: That year, the county commission passed a bill forcing county jails to refuse requests to detain undocumented immigrants indefinitely. (The U.S. Department of Justice named Miami a "sanctuary city" in a 2016 report.)
It's unclear how much federal funding Miami-Dade could lose by fighting Trump — but the money was certainly a small fraction of the county's total, multibillion-dollar budget. The DOJ estimates Miami-Dade receives just $10.7 million annually from the Justice Department alone.
Unlike city governments in places such as San Francisco or New York that passed the measure out of a sense of moral obligation, the Miami-Dade Commission only approved the 2013 rule to save money. The federal government wouldn't reimburse Miami for jail costs so indefinite stays were expensive. And now, the county is rolling over in spectacular fashion. Gimenez's order is likely to follow him for the rest of his career.
Elsewhere in America, "sanctuary city" mayors have dug in their heels and steadied themselves for a fight with the Trump administration: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, among many other local leaders, have vowed to defy Trump's sanctuary-city ban. Gimenez — who was a longtime Trump ally before announcing his support for Hillary Clinton last year — was apparently unable to find any sort of backbone to stand up to the Trump administration for more than a single day before rolling over.
Trump's executive order is based on the factually incorrect premise that undocumented immigrants are drivers of crime in U.S. cities —the majority of independent studies of violent crime by undocumented immigrants show that immigrants commit fewer violent crimes than U.S. citizens.
Gimenez, however, could not be bothered to stand up for facts and reason in the Trump Era for more than 24 full hours.
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-will-comply-with-trumps-sanctuary-city-ban-despite-gigantic-population-of-immigrants-9096031
