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Originally Posted by Ayatollahgondola

SOS protested the day laborers and demanded local enforcement, not just of immigration laws, but license, nuisance, codes, etc. The sheriff's answer was to assign a high ranking officer to learn how to work with them, and then later agreed in principle to let a day labor center be built. He knew there was trafficking from mexico, he knew they were bringing the underworld into sacramento, and he knew it was an attraction for more

The Sheriff visible stepped on immigration law, perhaps nothing new.

But ignoring license laws and other code affects the profitability of legitimate business. The dollar is noticed before anything else, local business had nothing to say or did local government ignore them as well?

Is the location city or county jurisdiction, or does the city contract with the county? If so, how much leverage would one have on the other?

Can it be proven that the Sheriff knew about and ignored drug trafficking criminal aliens? Can a case be made to either can or vote out the Sheriff, or would it be a potential case of slander or libel?

What sort of political climate is there in County and city government, and what sort of retribution can be dished out for rocking the boat?

For example in LA: I understand that the same reporter who went after DWP employees had some dirt on the LAPD he planned taking public but canned when informed (presumably from elements within the LAPD) that his life would become a living hell and that he would cease to have a career.