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   LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (KABC) -- Orange County's second smallest   
   city approved an ordinance to opt out of the California Values   
   Act, or the so-called Sanctuary State law, which limits local   
   police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.   
      
   The City Council voted 4-1 in approval of the ordinance Monday   
   night.   
      
   "I feel that Sacramento, the elected leaders up there, are   
   bullying us into violation of the oath of office that we took,"   
   Mayor Pro Tem Warren Kusumoto said.   
      
   Kusumoto wrote the ordinance, which states it's impossible for   
   the council members to honor the U.S. Constitution while still   
   complying with the sanctuary state law.   
      
   He suggested his peers choose to comply with the federal   
   government.   
      
   "We really don't believe in the sanctuary bill and we would like   
   to take a position to state our case and make it clear to our   
   residents where we stand," Mayor Troy Edgar said.   
      
   The mayor and mayor pro tem said part of that consideration has   
   to do with their constituents who work for the federal   
   government, like at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los   
   Alamitos.   
      
   They insist the move was not about picking political sides.   
      
   U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently filed a lawsuit   
   against state lawmakers over its "sanctuary" laws, calling them   
   unconstitutional.   
      
   The American Civil Liberties Union said it's ready to take legal   
   action if Los Alamitos continues on this path.   
      
   "They must follow state law, and I'm very disappointed they're   
   sending a message to immigrant communities that they want to be   
   part of Trump's deportation dragnet," said Cynthia Valencia from   
   the ACLU.   
      
   Both sides were heard inside the city's council chambers. The   
   proposal received mixed reactions in the community of about   
   12,000 people.   
      
   "With a sanctuary city, you only increase more crime, more   
   illegals come into it, which puts more pressure on the police,"   
   Walter Toney said.   
      
   Another resident did not agree with the ordinance.   
      
   "I would not give them my vote. I think that's ridiculous. I   
   think we should support immigrants as much as possible in   
   California," Amanda Johns said.   
      
   http://abc7.com/politics/los-alamitos-opts-out-of-sanctuary-   
   state-law/3235936/   
          
      
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