The House of Representatives passed two immigration bills that would penalize illegal immigrants who commit crimes, and local jurisdictions that refuse to deport them. Wouldn’t it be easier to just defund Sanctuary Cities altogether? We discuss this in this episode of Straight Talk.
Helpful Links:
Sanctuary Cities, an Invitation for Criminals
https://insidejbs.org/2017/06/27/sanctuary-cities-an-invitation-for-criminals/
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks in Las Vegas to Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement About Sanctuary Cities and Efforts to Combat Violent Crime
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-delivers-remarks-las-vegas-federal-state-and-local-law
GAO Says Immigration Courts Have Backlog of 437,000 Deportation Cases — Scheduled to 2022
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/26215-gao-says-immigration-courts-have-backlog-of-437-000-deportation-cases-scheduled-to-2022
House passes bills to crack down on ‘sanctuary cities’ and deported criminals who return to U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-passes-bills-to-crack-down-on-sanctuary-cities-and-deported-criminals-who-return-to-us/2017/06/29/f65419c4-5cff-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html
H.R.3003 – No Sanctuary for Criminals Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3003/text