The city council of Los Alamitos, California passed an ordinance essentially opting out of adhering to the “California Values Act,” better known as the Sanctuary State law. They also voted in favor of submitting an amici brief supporting the federal government’s position in the case of the United States vs. California.

Mayor Pro Tem Warren Kusumoto introduced the proposed ordinance, properly calling state legislators “bullies.”

Kusumoto, 57, an electrical engineer in the aerospace industry, said he believes state legislators looking to protect people living illegally in the country have overstepped their boundaries and placed him and other local elected officials in a quandary, he said.

“I look at the U.S. Constitution. I look at the state constitution. I look at the SB-54 law as it was amended, and then I looked at California government code – and I said ‘We can’t comply with this,’” Kusumoto said. “I’m no lawyer, but I feel these things are in conflict.”

“This is our way of going on record saying, ‘We’re going to comply with the U.S. Constitution’, ” Kusumoto said.

The proposal generated the usual hate from the side of “tolerance.”

If you have business to do in #LosAlamitos please consider doing it in another city that doesn't embrace hate. https://t.co/fuwZWCyo2A

— rØbert wears a mask so should you. (@rowast) March 20, 2018

What #LosAlamitos did is totally racist & reminds me of the racist Pennsylvania city called Hazleton.

— Ms. Pinky Stanseski (@undergradwoman) March 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/5678_cadence/status/975888818019577856

And, a threat from the ACLU.

BREAKING: Despite warning from the @ACLU_SoCal, the City of Los Alamitos passed 4-1 a proposed ordinance that violates their legal obligation to uphold the #CAValuesAct. They also added an amendment to file an amicus brief w/ Sessions' lawsuit against the state of CA. https://t.co/rfLEBYInTX

— ACLU SoCal (@ACLU_SoCal) March 20, 2018

Pro-sanctuary protesters spouted the standard, stale, and deceptive lines, not admitting (or perhaps ignorant of) the fact that these policies mainly benefit criminal illegal aliens, meaning illegal aliens who have committed crimes OTHER than entering this country illegally.

Jump to about 52:00 into this video, and a sanctuary supporter is emphasizing that “criminals” should be locked up or deported.

City of Los Alamitos voting to exempt themselves from disaster out of #SB52 – Sanctuary City. https://t.co/HRdaW3oIJF

— Omar Navarro (@RealOmarNavarro) March 20, 2018

He obviously doesn’t understand that repeat criminals are the ones who benefit, like the twice-deported, repeat drunk driver who killed a six-year-old girl almost exactly a month ago just 15 miles down the road from Los Alamitos City Hall.

Kusumoto says his proposed ordinance is not anti-immigrant, and neither is he.

“I’m not anti-immigrant. I recognize we’re a melting pot. I’m proof of that,” said Kusumoto. His grandparents emigrated from Japan to Hawaii, before it became a state.

“This is coming from the heart, from the perspective of a simple engineer.”

Residents of Los Alamitos, a community of about 12,000 people in Orange County, were supportive on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/lalalaura740/status/975815385437020160

https://twitter.com/AnnaDink8/status/975944599175745538

Good for you #LosAlamitos! My old home town https://t.co/iaz5bI8SCW

— 🕊✝️🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇴I M Jacob (@jrltexas1) March 19, 2018

The vote and reaction tonight show that there are still Californians, both politicians and ordinary citizens, interested in the rule of law and strongly opposed to what Jerry Brown and Xavier Becerra are attempting to do.