California Killing Not about 'Sanctuary Cities'

The brutal rape and killing last month of Californian Marilyn Pharis, a 64-year-old Air Force veteran, was avoidable. That much we know.

One of the suspects, Victor Martinez, was in this country illegally. Martinez, well-known to both law enforcement and immigration officials for a long list of criminal charges, allegedly roamed the streets free from punishment because of rules that prohibit local jurisdictions from notifying immigration officials about the status of arrestees unless they have been charged with a serious crime....

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