LA County leaders limit travel to anti-DACA states

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By SUSAN ABRAM
Daily News
PUBLISHED: September 12, 2017 at 4:59 pm
UPDATED: September 12, 2017 at 5:04 pm

... The board’s unanimous vote on parts of a motion introduced last week included an amendment .. that makes immigration one of the county’s key priorities alongside, homelessness, child protection, healthcare, justice reform and environmental issues. Several people from local organizations and business groups, including the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and AirBnB, spoke in favor of the motion during a nearly two hour public comment period.

But the original motion .. included a key element that restricts Los Angeles County employees from traveling to nine states that oppose the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA ...

The board chose to vote on that item separately. The result was a 3 to 1 vote, which meant it passed, but .. Barger cast the lone no-vote while .. Ridley-Thomas abstained without explanation ...

http://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/12/la-county-leaders-limit-travel-to-anti-daca-states/

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1. Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia