There aren’t many places in the United States more liberal than San Francisco. The city by the bay’s mayor, Gavin Newsom, has reacted to the immigration law in Arizona like any illogical liberal would: by creating a moratorium on official travel to Arizona. What’s next? Fining citizens for traveling to Georgia? We all know traveling to Georgia is a racist act, if not just downright foolish. The San Francisco Chronicle has more:
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced today a moratorium on official city travel to Arizona after the state enacted a controversial new immigration law that directs local police to arrest those suspected of being in the country illegally.
The ban on city employee travel to Arizona takes effect immediately, although there are some exceptions, including for law enforcement officials investigating a crime, officials said. It’s unclear how many planned trips by city workers will be curtailed [emphasis added].
Before I delve into the ridiculousness of the moratorium I have to applaud The Chronicle for its horrendous journalism. Their summary of the law in Arizona is a complete distortion. The law in Arizona doesn’t direct local police to arrest those suspected of being illegal immigrants. What hope is there for liberals in San Francisco to understand anything if the newspapers can’t cover this issue correctly?
As far as the city of San Francisco is concerned it’s amazing to see a liberal city embrace totalitarianism. So heads up, San Francisco; that’s totalitarianism. I know, I know, it’s a dry totalitarianism, but it’s still totalitarianism.
[...] Colorado to the list of city governments that would rather ignore the law than enforce it. Boulder joins San Francisco in banning all city-sponsored travel to the state of Arizona. I can’t remember another issue [...]