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WEBVTT REPUBLICANS WORRY PRESIDENTTRUMP WILL PUNISH CALIFORNIA FORBEING DEFIANT.COLLEGE STUDENT VICTOR ALVAREZHAD TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL LESTERWHEN HIS FATHER WAS DEPORTED TOMEXICO AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR ABROKEN HEADLIGHT.>> IF THIS HAD BEEN AROUND WHENMY DAD WAS DETAINED, HE WOULDHAVE STILL BEEN HERE.IT'S A REALITY CHECK FOREVERYONE WHO'S UNDOCUMENTED.MIKE: ALVAREZ IS SUPPORTING THESO-CALLED SANCTUARY STATE BILLTHAT WOULD PROHIBIT LOCAL POLICEFORCES FROM HELPING THE FEDSDEPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE HEREILLEGALLY.>> WORST THING WE WANT TO DO ISIN FACT HAVE POLICE OFFICERSLEAVE THEIR BEATS, LEAVE THECOMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE SWORNTO PROTECT AND SERVE TO GO ONAND ASSIST ICE FEDERAL AGENTS TOSET UP A PERIMETER AROUND ANELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO WAIT FORMOTHERS TO PICK UP THEIRCHILDREN.MIKE: DE LEON'S BILL WOULD ALSOMAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HOSPITALSAND COURTHOUSES, SAFE HAVENS FORCALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, REGARDLESSOF IMMIGRATION STATUS.WE ARE CONCERNEDTHAT ITLIMITS COMMUNICATION ANDCOOPERATION WITH OUR LAWENFORCEMENT PARTNERS.MIKEPRESIDENT TRUMP HASALREADY THREATENED TO STRIPSANCTUARY CITIES OF FEDERALFUNDING.WITH CALIFORNIA RAMPING UP THEFIGHT, MANY REPUBLICANS FEAR THELOSS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INFEDERAL GRANTS.>> FEDERAL FUNDING WILL BE CUTOFF TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIAFOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT GOAFTER GANGS AND HUMANTRAFFICKING, AND SOCIAL SERVICEMONEY THAT THE PRESIDENT WILLCUT OFF TO THE STATE.

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Victor Alvarez came to the state Capitol on Tuesday to testify on behalf of Senate Bill 54, the so-called "sanctuary state" bill that its author, Senate President Kevin de Leon, calls the California Values Act. Alvarez had to drop out of California State University, Long Beach last year when his father was deported to Mexico. He was initially stopped by campus police for a broken headlight and then transferred to immigration agents. “If (SB 54) had been around when my dad was detained, he would have still been here,” Alvarez said. “It's a reality check for everyone who's undocumented.” FAST FACTS: California defies President Donald Trump's executive ordersState senate moves three bills affecting immigrant rightsMove could trigger presidential push back SB 54 would prohibit local police forces from helping federal authorities deport people who are in the U.S. illegally. “(The) worst thing we want to do is in fact have police officers leave their beats, leave the communities that they are sworn to protect and serve to go on and assist ICE federal agents -- to set up a perimeter around an elementary school to wait for mothers to pick up their children,” De Leon testified on Tuesday. De Leon’s bill would also make public schools, hospitals and courthouses safe havens for California residents, regardless of immigration status. Law enforcement agencies expressed their reservations about the legislation. “We are concerned, however, that SB 54 limits communication and cooperation with our law enforcement partners,” California State Sheriffs' Association spokesperson Cory Salzillo said. By executive order, President Donald Trump has already threatened to strip sanctuary cities of federal funding. But with California now ramping up the fight, many Republicans fear the loss of potentially millions of dollars in federal grants. “Federal funding is going to be cut off to the state of California for a lot of special programs that go after gangs and drug cartels and human trafficking in addition to the social service money that this president is going to cut off to this state," state Sen. Jeff Stone, R-Riverside, said. "So, we could be facing a horrific budget shortfall this year.” SB 54 passed the Public Safety Committee on a strict party line vote, with five Democrats in favor and two Republicans opposed. It now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee for future consideration. Senate committees on Tuesday also moved forward two other bills affecting immigrant rights. SB 6 would provide money for legal services for undocumented immigrants, while SB 31 aims to prohibit state agencies from sharing information with federal authorities about a person’s religion.