Meet The CA Sheriff Who Won’t Be Bullied By Obama And Illegal Immigrant Activists Who Believe The Laws Don’t Apply To Lawbreakers If you have a system that rewards you for being a victim, it s subject to abuse.  Sheriff Donny YoungbloodThat kind of stance has won him enemies in California s immigrant-rights movement and frequent comparisons to Joe Arpaio, the brash Arizona sheriff notorious for his workplace raids and ID checks.Youngblood, 64, said he isn t trying to make headlines. The Vietnam War veteran, who grew up working in the potato sheds around Bakersfield, said he s happier hiking or riding his quarter horse, Sparky.He lives in the same modest suburban neighborhood where he grew up, on Bakersfield s now heavily Latino Eastside, and bristles at accusations that his policies encourage racial profiling, pointing out that a third of his deputies are Latino.As he drove through town on a recent morning, past oil derricks, gated golf courses and strip malls lined with Mexican restaurants and carnicerias, Youngblood outlined his philosophy on immigration.The federal government should start enforcing immigration laws   or write new ones, he said. He criticized President Obama s new deportation policies, which say most immigrants who have not committed serious crimes and have fewer than three minor crimes on their records should not be priorities for removal. You re in this country illegally and we re going to give you three bites of the apple? That s three victims!  Youngblood said.  If you commit crimes, you oughta go. Youngblood s defiant views have made him a rare voice of dissent in what has become the nation s most welcoming state for people in the country illegally.At a time when the Democrat-controlled Legislature has moved to allow such immigrants to drive, practice law and pay in-state college tuition   passing 26 immigrant-friendly laws last year alone, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures   Youngblood is an outlier.He has largely refused to sign paperwork that immigrant crime victims need to apply for U visas, which allow some victims to stay in the country lawfully. As president of the Major County Sheriffs  Assn., a national advocacy group, he has asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to share data with police so patrol officers can determine whether the person they stop may be in the country illegally.Youngblood said his department began following the Trust Act last year on the advice of county attorneys. But he said he reserves the right to violate it. If ICE calls me and says,  You have someone there who has committed this heinous crime, and we really need you to hold them,  I m probably going to hold them,  he said.Youngblood s approach has been celebrated by those who believe, as he does, that Obama has been too lax on immigration enforcement.And it has made him the target of activists who accuse him of setting his own immigration policy and of sowing fear among the estimated 66,000 immigrants in this rural county illegally. People are scared,  said Lorena Lara, an immigrant who was brought to the country illegally by her farmworker father and who now works for a community organizing group called Faith in Action Kern County.  They re afraid to call the police because they think they might be deported. Immigrant advocates have been pushing for more protections and political representation in the Central Valley since Cesar Chavez launched the modern immigrant-rights movement in the grape fields here half a century ago. In recent years, Kern County has been the scene of tense standoffs between protesters on opposing sides of the immigration debate, including a well-publicized shouting match outside the Bakersfield office of Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy in 2013.The majority of Kern County residents are Latino, but it wasn t until the 1990s that a Latino was elected to the Bakersfield City Council or the Kern County Board of Supervisors. (Political scientists point out that Latinos make up only about a third of registered voters and tend to turn out for elections at much lower rates than their white counterparts.)Youngblood says his views are in line with the conservative voters who have put him in office three times since 2006. Their ideas about immigration and government couldn t be more different than the electorate in Los Angeles, he added, even though Kern borders Los Angeles County. We are right-of-the-center on things,  he said.  I always say Kern is a county that ought to be in Arizona. Not far from Youngblood s home, Jose and his wife live in a run-down gray bungalow. There s a large portrait of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the living room and a dirt yard out front. On a recent evening, as the couple cleaned up after a long day in the fields, a locomotive screeched on nearby tracks.The couple came here from Mexico nine years ago to find work. Jose, who didn t want to give his full name because he said he fears retaliation from the sheriff, now earns $9 an hour picking almonds and oranges. He made $9 a day as a bus driver back home.Jose said that in 2013 he and his wife were attacked by armed robbers while they slept. The thieves stole everything of value and beat Jose for an hour, shattering his ribs.Organizers with the United Farm Workers encouraged Jose to apply for a U visa, saying he had a slam-dunk case. The crime was sufficiently severe, they said, and he had cooperated with the sheriff s deputies who responded to the 911 call.To apply for the visa, immigrants must present a declaration from the law enforcement agency that investigated the crime saying that they were or will be helpful.The Bakersfield Police Department, like most agencies in the nation, has a policy of signing all U visa declarations. Youngblood doesn t.Out of 160 requests between 2012 and 2014, he signed just four, according to Sheriff s Department records. I think he has something personal against Latinos,  said Jose, who prays that Youngblood  will find it in his heart to reconsider. We are at his mercy,  he said.Youngblood said he hasn t signed most declarations because he doesn t believe in the premise of the law. If you have a system that rewards you for being a victim, it s subject to abuse,  he said.The sheriff s stance has won him supporters, such as Ellen Fluhart, 70, a retired rancher who lives in the northeastern part of the county. She said Youngblood s decision not to sign U visa petitions  is his prerogative. Fluhart said Youngblood s views are refreshing in a state where politicians have passed bills that she says encourage unlawful immigration. They broke the law,  Fluhart said.  They shouldn t be rewarded. Tensions between law enforcement and immigrant laborers in this community go back decades, said Gonzalo Santos, a sociologist at Cal State Bakersfield. In the 1930s, sheriff s officials deputized farm owners so they could use their badges to shut down labor protests, Santos said. Some farmworkers were killed.Now the department is intervening in immigration matters, said Santos, who called Youngblood  a rogue sheriff. Youngblood argues that Brown and the Legislature were interfering when they passed the Trust Act. Conflicting state and federal mandates put sheriffs like him  in the crosshairs,  he said. It s unfair, because the law is so unclear,  Youngblood said.  Really what we re looking for is clear law, clear direction. Via: LA Timesleft-news
meet the ca sheriff who won be bullied by obama and illegal immigrant activists who believe the laws don apply to lawbreakers if system rewards victim subject abuse sheriff danny youngbloodthat kind stance enemies california movement frequent comparisons joe arpaio brash arizona sheriff notorious workplace raids id said trying make headlines the vietnam war veteran grew working potato sheds around bakersfield said happier hiking riding quarter horse lives modest suburban neighborhood grew bakersfield heavily latino eastside bristles accusations policies encourage racial profiling pointing third deputies drove town recent morning past oil derrick gated golf courses strip malls lined mexican restaurants carnicerias youngblood outlined philosophy federal government start enforcing immigration laws write new ones said he criticized president obama new deportation policies say immigrants committed serious crimes fewer three minor crimes records priorities removal you country illegally going give three bites apple that three victims youngblood said if commit crimes ought go youngblood defiant views made rare voice dissent become nation welcoming state people country time legislature moved allow immigrants drive practice law pay college tuition passing laws last year alone according national conference state legislatures youngblood largely refused sign paperwork immigrant crime victims need apply u visas allow victims stay country lawfully as president major county sheriffs national advocacy group asked immigration customs enforcement officials share data police patrol officers determine whether person stop may country said department began following trust act last year advice county attorneys but said reserves right violate if ice calls says you someone committed venous crime really need hold i probably going hold approach celebrated believe obama lax immigration made target activists accuse setting immigration policy sowing fear among estimated immigrants rural county illegally people scared said arena lara immigrant brought country illegally farmworker father works community organizing group called faith action keen county they afraid call police think might deported immigrant advocates pushing protections political representation central valley since cesar chavez launched modern movement grape fields half century ago in recent years keen county scene tense standoff protesters opposing sides immigration debate including shouting match outside bakersfield office republican kevin mccarthy majority keen county residents latino latino elected bakersfield city council keen county board supervisors political scientists point latino make third registered voters tend turn elections much lower rates white counterparts youngblood says views line conservative voters put office three times since their ideas immigration government different electorate los angeles added even though keen borders los angeles county we things said i always say keen county ought arizona not far youngblood home jose wife live gray bungalow there large portrait virgin guadalupe living room dirt yard front on recent evening couple cleaned long day fields locomotive screened nearby couple came mexico nine years ago find work jose want give full name said fears retaliation sheriff earns hour picking almond oranges he made day bus driver back said wife attacked armed robbers slept the thieves stole everything value beat jose hour shattering united farm workers encouraged jose apply u visa saying case the crime sufficiently severe said cooperated sheriff deputies responded apply visa immigrants must present declaration law enforcement agency investigated crime saying bakersfield police department like agencies nation policy signing u visa declarations youngblood requests signed four according sheriff department records i think something personal latino said jose prays youngblood find heart reconsider we mercy said signed declarations believe premise law if system rewards victim subject abuse sheriff stance supporters ellen fluhart retired rancher lives northeastern part county she said youngblood decision sign u visa petitions prerogative fluhart said youngblood views refreshing state politicians passed bills says encourage unlawful immigration they broke law fluhart said they rewarded tensions law enforcement immigrant laborers community go back decades said gonzalez santos sociologist cal state bakersfield in sheriff officials deputies farm owners could use badges shut labor protests santos said some farmworkers department intervening immigration matters said santos called youngblood rogue sheriff youngblood argues brown legislature interfering passed trust act conflicting state federal mandates put sheriffs like crosshair said it unfair law unclear youngblood said really looking clear law clear direction via la
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Meet The CA Sheriff Who Won’t Be Bullied By Obama And Illegal Immigrant Activists Who Believe The Laws Don’t Apply To Lawbreakers If you have a system that rewards you for being a victim, it s subject to abuse.  Sheriff Donny YoungbloodThat kind of stance has won him enemies in California s immigrant-rights movement and frequent comparisons to Joe Arpaio, the brash Arizona sheriff notorious for his workplace raids and ID checks.Youngblood, 64, said he isn t trying to make headlines. The Vietnam War veteran, who grew up working in the potato sheds around Bakersfield, said he s happier hiking or riding his quarter horse, Sparky.He lives in the same modest suburban neighborhood where he grew up, on Bakersfield s now heavily Latino Eastside, and bristles at accusations that his policies encourage racial profiling, pointing out that a third of his deputies are Latino.As he drove through town on a recent morning, past oil derricks, gated golf courses and strip malls lined with Mexican restaurants and carnicerias, Youngblood outlined his philosophy on immigration.The federal government should start enforcing immigration laws   or write new ones, he said. He criticized President Obama s new deportation policies, which say most immigrants who have not committed serious crimes and have fewer than three minor crimes on their records should not be priorities for removal. You re in this country illegally and we re going to give you three bites of the apple? That s three victims!  Youngblood said.  If you commit crimes, you oughta go. Youngblood s defiant views have made him a rare voice of dissent in what has become the nation s most welcoming state for people in the country illegally.At a time when the Democrat-controlled Legislature has moved to allow such immigrants to drive, practice law and pay in-state college tuition   passing 26 immigrant-friendly laws last year alone, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures   Youngblood is an outlier.He has largely refused to sign paperwork that immigrant crime victims need to apply for U visas, which allow some victims to stay in the country lawfully. As president of the Major County Sheriffs  Assn., a national advocacy group, he has asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to share data with police so patrol officers can determine whether the person they stop may be in the country illegally.Youngblood said his department began following the Trust Act last year on the advice of county attorneys. But he said he reserves the right to violate it. If ICE calls me and says,  You have someone there who has committed this heinous crime, and we really need you to hold them,  I m probably going to hold them,  he said.Youngblood s approach has been celebrated by those who believe, as he does, that Obama has been too lax on immigration enforcement.And it has made him the target of activists who accuse him of setting his own immigration policy and of sowing fear among the estimated 66,000 immigrants in this rural county illegally. People are scared,  said Lorena Lara, an immigrant who was brought to the country illegally by her farmworker father and who now works for a community organizing group called Faith in Action Kern County.  They re afraid to call the police because they think they might be deported. Immigrant advocates have been pushing for more protections and political representation in the Central Valley since Cesar Chavez launched the modern immigrant-rights movement in the grape fields here half a century ago. In recent years, Kern County has been the scene of tense standoffs between protesters on opposing sides of the immigration debate, including a well-publicized shouting match outside the Bakersfield office of Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy in 2013.The majority of Kern County residents are Latino, but it wasn t until the 1990s that a Latino was elected to the Bakersfield City Council or the Kern County Board of Supervisors. (Political scientists point out that Latinos make up only about a third of registered voters and tend to turn out for elections at much lower rates than their white counterparts.)Youngblood says his views are in line with the conservative voters who have put him in office three times since 2006. Their ideas about immigration and government couldn t be more different than the electorate in Los Angeles, he added, even though Kern borders Los Angeles County. We are right-of-the-center on things,  he said.  I always say Kern is a county that ought to be in Arizona. Not far from Youngblood s home, Jose and his wife live in a run-down gray bungalow. There s a large portrait of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the living room and a dirt yard out front. On a recent evening, as the couple cleaned up after a long day in the fields, a locomotive screeched on nearby tracks.The couple came here from Mexico nine years ago to find work. Jose, who didn t want to give his full name because he said he fears retaliation from the sheriff, now earns $9 an hour picking almonds and oranges. He made $9 a day as a bus driver back home.Jose said that in 2013 he and his wife were attacked by armed robbers while they slept. The thieves stole everything of value and beat Jose for an hour, shattering his ribs.Organizers with the United Farm Workers encouraged Jose to apply for a U visa, saying he had a slam-dunk case. The crime was sufficiently severe, they said, and he had cooperated with the sheriff s deputies who responded to the 911 call.To apply for the visa, immigrants must present a declaration from the law enforcement agency that investigated the crime saying that they were or will be helpful.The Bakersfield Police Department, like most agencies in the nation, has a policy of signing all U visa declarations. Youngblood doesn t.Out of 160 requests between 2012 and 2014, he signed just four, according to Sheriff s Department records. I think he has something personal against Latinos,  said Jose, who prays that Youngblood  will find it in his heart to reconsider. We are at his mercy,  he said.Youngblood said he hasn t signed most declarations because he doesn t believe in the premise of the law. If you have a system that rewards you for being a victim, it s subject to abuse,  he said.The sheriff s stance has won him supporters, such as Ellen Fluhart, 70, a retired rancher who lives in the northeastern part of the county. She said Youngblood s decision not to sign U visa petitions  is his prerogative. Fluhart said Youngblood s views are refreshing in a state where politicians have passed bills that she says encourage unlawful immigration. They broke the law,  Fluhart said.  They shouldn t be rewarded. Tensions between law enforcement and immigrant laborers in this community go back decades, said Gonzalo Santos, a sociologist at Cal State Bakersfield. In the 1930s, sheriff s officials deputized farm owners so they could use their badges to shut down labor protests, Santos said. Some farmworkers were killed.Now the department is intervening in immigration matters, said Santos, who called Youngblood  a rogue sheriff. Youngblood argues that Brown and the Legislature were interfering when they passed the Trust Act. Conflicting state and federal mandates put sheriffs like him  in the crosshairs,  he said. It s unfair, because the law is so unclear,  Youngblood said.  Really what we re looking for is clear law, clear direction. Via: LA Timesleft-news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: meet the ca sheriff who won be bullied by obama and illegal immigrant activists who believe the laws don apply to lawbreakers if system rewards victim subject abuse sheriff danny youngbloodthat kind stance enemies california movement frequent comparisons joe arpaio brash arizona sheriff notorious workplace raids id said trying make headlines the vietnam war veteran grew working potato sheds around bakersfield said happier hiking riding quarter horse lives modest suburban neighborhood grew bakersfield heavily latino eastside bristles accusations policies encourage racial profiling pointing third deputies drove town recent morning past oil derrick gated golf courses strip malls lined mexican restaurants carnicerias youngblood outlined philosophy federal government start enforcing immigration laws write new ones said he criticized president obama new deportation policies say immigrants committed serious crimes fewer three minor crimes records priorities removal you country illegally going give three bites apple that three victims youngblood said if commit crimes ought go youngblood defiant views made rare voice dissent become nation welcoming state people country time legislature moved allow immigrants drive practice law pay college tuition passing laws last year alone according national conference state legislatures youngblood largely refused sign paperwork immigrant crime victims need apply u visas allow victims stay country lawfully as president major county sheriffs national advocacy group asked immigration customs enforcement officials share data police patrol officers determine whether person stop may country said department began following trust act last year advice county attorneys but said reserves right violate if ice calls says you someone committed venous crime really need hold i probably going hold approach celebrated believe obama lax immigration made target activists accuse setting immigration policy sowing fear among estimated immigrants rural county illegally people scared said arena lara immigrant brought country illegally farmworker father works community organizing group called faith action keen county they afraid call police think might deported immigrant advocates pushing protections political representation central valley since cesar chavez launched modern movement grape fields half century ago in recent years keen county scene tense standoff protesters opposing sides immigration debate including shouting match outside bakersfield office republican kevin mccarthy majority keen county residents latino latino elected bakersfield city council keen county board supervisors political scientists point latino make third registered voters tend turn elections much lower rates white counterparts youngblood says views line conservative voters put office three times since their ideas immigration government different electorate los angeles added even though keen borders los angeles county we things said i always say keen county ought arizona not far youngblood home jose wife live gray bungalow there large portrait virgin guadalupe living room dirt yard front on recent evening couple cleaned long day fields locomotive screened nearby couple came mexico nine years ago find work jose want give full name said fears retaliation sheriff earns hour picking almond oranges he made day bus driver back said wife attacked armed robbers slept the thieves stole everything value beat jose hour shattering united farm workers encouraged jose apply u visa saying case the crime sufficiently severe said cooperated sheriff deputies responded apply visa immigrants must present declaration law enforcement agency investigated crime saying bakersfield police department like agencies nation policy signing u visa declarations youngblood requests signed four according sheriff department records i think something personal latino said jose prays youngblood find heart reconsider we mercy said signed declarations believe premise law if system rewards victim subject abuse sheriff stance supporters ellen fluhart retired rancher lives northeastern part county she said youngblood decision sign u visa petitions prerogative fluhart said youngblood views refreshing state politicians passed bills says encourage unlawful immigration they broke law fluhart said they rewarded tensions law enforcement immigrant laborers community go back decades said gonzalez santos sociologist cal state bakersfield in sheriff officials deputies farm owners could use badges shut labor protests santos said some farmworkers department intervening immigration matters said santos called youngblood rogue sheriff youngblood argues brown legislature interfering passed trust act conflicting state federal mandates put sheriffs like crosshair said it unfair law unclear youngblood said really looking clear law clear direction via la