A popular education cartoon shows a police officer fingerprinting a man she arrested.
In August, 2012, San Francisco’s immigrant community was waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown would pass the TRUST Act. If passed, the bill would have eased the requirements placed on California law enforcement officials by the Secure Communities Program, a federal program that compels local law enforcement to track the immigration statuses of people they arrest. Governor Brown vetoed the bill in October, 2012, saying he supported the bills goals but felt it was too flawed to pass. Click here to hear voices of San Franciscans on both sides of the issue.
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