State legislatures across the country are accelerating efforts to shape immigration enforcement policy after the deadly shooting of a Minnesota woman by a federal agent, raising tensions between local leaders and the Trump administration.

From California to New York and Illinois to New Jersey, they’re pushing a range of bills aimed at limiting enforcement and protecting people targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while turning up the rhetoric with comparisons to the Gestapo.

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    2 days ago

    the meme can be interpreted that way, and was originally used to portray some level of naivety on the part of the victim.

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      The meme is saying that if you’re being robbed, you need to fight, they aren’t going to stop because it’s illegal. My understanding of the meme is it’s mocking the idea that following the rules will protect you from corrupt police. Your rights won’t protect you