Some of the nation's finest historic sites and parks are located in the Boston area. We owe that conservation plan to Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), who founded the national park, monument, and forest systems during his presidency. Yet like many prodigious works, this great legacy began with a great tragedy.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite national outrage after a Mexican man killed a woman along a waterfront pier, San Francisco officials upheld the city's strict sanctuary protections for people who are in the country illegally.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday for a measure that clarifies when city workers, including police officers, can notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement of a person's immigration status. Generally, the defendant must be charged with a violent crime and is someone who has been convicted of a violent crime within the past seven years.
