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Thursday April 19, 2018 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 103 Issue 38 AMANDA TRAN / DAILY TITAN Orange County divided over sanctuary city laws Outcry swells over state protections for The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted on brief in support of the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit. undocumented immigrants. March 28 to support the lawsuit, also condemning a pro- The council also approved a resolution to “support the vision in SB-54, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown rule of law” and demand Congress to reform its immigra- in October 2017, which prohibits local authorities from tion law. BRANDON PHO Dana Point BREANNA BELKEN disclosing immigration statuses to federal immigration BRIGGETTA PIERROT enforcement. Dana Point voted 3-2 on April 17 to support Los Alam- TAMEEM SAHAR However, cities within the county haven’t been so itos’ self-exemption from state sanctuary laws, effectively Daily Titan aligned as to where they stand. supporting the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit. Fountain Valley Cities supporting the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit Fountain Valley city council voted 3-1 with one absten- The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Aliso Viejo tion on April 3 to support the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit. California for its sanctuary city laws that would not coin- After a six hour discussion, the Aliso Viejo city council cide with federal immigration policies. decided in a 4-1 vote on April 4 to file an a non-litigious SEE IMMIGRATION 2 Softball will travel to face University of Hawaii The Titans look to continue riding their two-game winning streak after their victory over Long Beach State gave them the top seed in the Big West. JARED EPREM Sports Editor Cal State Fullerton softball will take its No. 1 seed in the Big West conference on the road for its series against Hawaii starting Friday. As they near the halfway point in conference play, the Titans an overall record of 23-20 record and an 8-1 conference record. Fullerton’s comeback victory against Long Beach State last week- end gave the team a lead in the Big West, and also established a greater level of confidence among the players. “Going in, we knew it was going to be a dogfight and a battle for first place,” shortstop Shianne Brannan said. “That was definitely a huge confidence boost. We’re on a high right now, and I don’t want it to go down.” GABE GANDARA / DAILY TITAN FILE PHOTO Titans Head Coach Kelly Ford attributed some of CSUF’s contin- On April 5, American Language Program faculty and students protested the program’s closure on campus. ued run of excellence in conference play to the predictable schedule that doesn’t exist during nonconference action. Titans Head Coach Kelly Ford attributed some of CSUF’s contin- ued run of excellence in conference play to the predictable schedule Faculty respond to ending that doesn’t exist during nonconference action. “When you’re playing in a tournament, you’re playing five games against five different teams. You don’t want to over scout because you have to focus on the first (game). Now that we’re in conference English-language program and we know we’re playing the team three times, we’re in rhythm University shuts down on other programs at Cal State ALP faculty member Mark with what we do in practice,” Ford said. program for international Fullerton. Herbst said the ALP has been the In the Big West the Titans rank second in hits, runs and RBIs, students, creating backlash. TESOL, Teaching English to “go-to” for graduate students to while Hawaii is sixth in runs and RBIs and seventh in hits. Brannan Speakers of Other Languages, is fulfill the requirement. and Ford said the team’s practice routine does not change based on a concentration in the Master of “We’re training people to get its opponent. AMY WELLS Science in Education program master’s degrees in this field at Brannan said she believes the Titans need to maintain a high level News Editor and requires its students to com- this college, and the university of intensity and focus during practice because their success this sea- plete a teaching practicum, where is saying there’s no value to it,” son and those prior have put a target on their back. The closure of the 32-year- students take over the class for Herbst said. old American Language Pro- a period of time to experience SEE TRAVEL 8 gram, ALP, could have an effect hands-on teaching. SEE TEACH 3 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM 2 News THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2018 Immigration: Many cities take no stance on lawsuit CONTINUED FROM 1 Cities supporting the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit Huntington Beach While standing behind the Justice Dept. lawsuit, the Hun- tington Beach city council de- cided in a 6-1 vote on April 2 to file its own lawsuit, making it the only city in the county to do so. Laguna Niguel On April 17, the Laguna Niguel City Council voted unan- imously to condemn SB-54, and to file a non-litigious brief chal- lenging the constitutionality of the law, essentially supporting the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit. Lake Forest The Lake Forest city council voted unanimously to support the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit on April 17. Los Alamitos The Los Alamitos city council voted 4-1 on April 16 in favor of an ordinance exempting the city from the state law. Mission Viejo Mission Viejo voted unani- mously to file an non-litigious brief supporting the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit on March 27. Newport Beach Newport Beach voted 7-0 in an April 10 closed session to support the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit. JAIME CORNEJO / DAILY TITAN FILE PHOTO Orange After hearing hours of public comments, the Fullerton City Council decided to not support or condemn the lawsuit. The Orange city council sup- ported the U.S. Justice Dept. law- Cities against the U.S. Justice deliberating council members. Costa Mesa told Brude that the city has not suit in a 3-2 vote on April 10. Dept. lawsuit Anaheim Costa Mesa has not made a de- taken an official stance on the San Juan Capistrano Santa Ana While the city of Anaheim has cision on sanctuary laws, though matter. The city of San Juan Cap- Santa Ana, currently a sanc- yet to announce its support or op- city officials told the LA Times The issue still has not been istrano voted 4-1 on April 3 to tuary city, voted in an April 3 position to the U.S. Justice Dept.’s that they want to study its possi- brought before the council. support the U.S. Justice Dept. meeting to file a “friend of the lawsuit, the council voted 6-1 on ble effects. lawsuit. court” brief in support of Cali- becoming a “welcoming city,” Garden Grove Cities that have not dis- Westminster fornia and its sanctuary laws. to immigrants in October 2017, No action has been taken yet cussed the U.S. Justice Dept. After a long evening with In contrast to the meetings of when efforts were underway to by the Garden Grove city council lawsuit more than 80 public speakers other cities on the issue, the Santa tighten immigration laws and regarding the lawsuit. • Brea arguing their stances, the West- Ana city council meeting heard repeal the Deferred Action for The city did vote in 2017 to be- • Cypress minster city council voted on only a few public comments. Childhood Arrivals program. come a “harmony city,” as a sym- • Irvine April 11 to support the U.S. Jus- Buena Park bolic gesture to residents regard- • La Palma tice Dept. lawsuit. Cities that have not taken an According to the OC Register, ing their interactions with law • Laguna Hills Yorba Linda official stance the city of Buena Park plans to enforcement. • Laguna Woods The Yorba Linda city council Fullerton push for several versions of the La Habra • Placentia voted 4-0 on March 20 to sup- Fullerton city council voted anti-sanctuary ordinance but has The issue of sanctuary cities • Rancho Santa Margarita port the U.S. Justice Dept. law- on April 4 not to take a stance not made a final decision. was brought up by La Habra resi- • San Clemente suit, with Councilwoman Peggy on the U.S. Justice Dept. lawsuit Laguna Beach dent Indigo Brude during the pub- • Seal Beach Huang abstaining due to her po- against California’s sanctuary Laguna Beach heard public lic comment section of a Jan. 17 • Stanton sition with the Office of the -At city laws, after hours of public comment on April 10 but has not La Habra city council meeting. • Tustin torney General. comments and back and forth by taken action yet. 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