You know, since San Francisco canÂ’t secede from the United States.

After all, they have established their own economic, defense and foreign policies, and have abrogated the First Amendment by condemning Christianity and subsidizing Islam.

Now they want to establish their own immigration policy, and force folks to accept their immigration papers.

San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano is drafting legislation to create a city identification card for immigrants unable to get traditional ID cards, a move likely to anger advocates of tougher immigration enforcement.

The cards would be accepted by all city agencies and organizations that receive city funding. Ammiano plans to introduce the legislation within a couple of weeks. He also is trying to persuade financial institutions to allow residents to use the cards to open accounts.

"There is a large community who contribute, and there are not a lot of safeguards around their (immigration) status, their piece of mind and their ability to participate," Ammiano said, adding that the card would be available to all people living in San Francisco regardless of their immigration status.

San Francisco could be the first large American city to have such a card. New Haven, Conn., has such a program, and New York City is considering one.

Ammiano said the impetus for the city cards came from the immigrant community, which asked for his help. Illegal immigrants who are victims or witnesses of crime often do not report the incident because they have no identification and fear deportation. Identification also is needed for many services, such as city health care.

San Francisco already has a sanctuary policy for immigrants, which means no city agency, including the police, will assist the federal government to deport people. So-called sanctuary cities have become a major issue among Republican presidential candidates.

It seems clear that there is a fundamental incompatibility between the policies of San Francisco and those of the United States. Rather than force them to be a part of a nation they so clearly hate, we simply need to put up a border fence around San Francisco and recognize their sovereignty and independence.

Oh, yeah – and then close the border there, too.

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