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A dispute over illegal immigration has turned ugly in Westchester, with a leader of the Board of Legislators accusing County Executive Rob Astorino of acting like a Nazi.
Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) took issue with comments Astorino made while vetoing a bill that would have protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Astorino deried the bill as a “Sanctuary County” plan.
“It’s the classic `Big Lie’ technique. All clever Nazis use it,” Borgia said in an Aug. 16 email obtained by The Post.
In the email, Borgia was looking for votes to override Astorino’s veto.
The legislation would have blocked county police and other local officials from communicating with federal authorities solely on civil immigration matters.
It came on the heels of President Trump and US Attorney Jeff Session’s push to deport illegal immigrants.
Supporters insist the measure complies with federal law and argue that county law enforcement officials should not act as immigration officials.
But Astorino, a Republican, said such a law would hinder law enforcement and jeopardize the county’s federal funding.
Astorino said the bill “endangers public safety, violates federal law, infringes upon long-established principles of law enforcement cooperation and jeopardizes millions in federal public safety grants.”
http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/legisl...s-illegal-immigration-stance-to-being-a-nazi/
Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) took issue with comments Astorino made while vetoing a bill that would have protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Astorino deried the bill as a “Sanctuary County” plan.
“It’s the classic `Big Lie’ technique. All clever Nazis use it,” Borgia said in an Aug. 16 email obtained by The Post.
In the email, Borgia was looking for votes to override Astorino’s veto.
The legislation would have blocked county police and other local officials from communicating with federal authorities solely on civil immigration matters.
It came on the heels of President Trump and US Attorney Jeff Session’s push to deport illegal immigrants.
Supporters insist the measure complies with federal law and argue that county law enforcement officials should not act as immigration officials.
But Astorino, a Republican, said such a law would hinder law enforcement and jeopardize the county’s federal funding.
Astorino said the bill “endangers public safety, violates federal law, infringes upon long-established principles of law enforcement cooperation and jeopardizes millions in federal public safety grants.”
http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/legisl...s-illegal-immigration-stance-to-being-a-nazi/
