Senate Democrats blocked legislation that would punish “sanctuary cities” in a 54-45 vote Monday afternoon. The bill, called the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, needed to overcome a 60-vote threshold. It would withhold certain federal funding from states or cities that refuse to comply with requests from federal immigration officials to turn over […]
Call your senator! Senate Votes on Anti-Sanctuary City Bill Today. Tell them to vote AYE!
This afternoon at 2:15 p.m. Eastern, the Senate will vote on a bill that aims to eliminate sanctuary cities — State and local jurisdictions with policies that obstruct immigration enforcement. The vote can be watched live on C-SPAN. Introduced by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), the “Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act” (S. 2146) is commonsense legislation […]
NC Senate Ends “Sanctuary Cities”
A bill to restrict valid forms of ID’s and to end so-called “sanctuary cities” in North Carolina passed the state senate by a largely partisan 26-17 tally. Supporters of the measure say local governments shouldn’t get to opt out of federal laws. They pointed to several “sanctuary cities” in North Carolina, including Charlotte, Chapel Hill, Carrboro […]
The Number of Victims Shows There’s No Excuse for Sanctuary Cities
litigation battle is raging between the states and President Barack Obama over his attempt to impose a nationwide “sanctuary” policy for illegal aliens. Yet there is no question that existing sanctuary policies implemented by numerous towns and cities have victimized innocent Americans. Those sanctuary policies have enabled illegal aliens to commit thousands of crimes—crimes that […]
Sanctuary Cities: The Creation of Bungling, Amateur Politicians with Air-Tight Stupidity
Dear America, Over the past few decades our nation’s trusted leadership has been hijacked by persons of grotesque incompetence, selfishness, and air-tight stupidity. It is painful to wake up every day now to an America that is no longer the great nation it once was, when it was managed under the leadership of exceptional political […]
How Sanctuary Policies Have Directly Led to Thousands of Crimes Against Americans
There has been a fiery debate over the past few weeks about illegal aliens and crime, which has intensified with the murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco by a seven-time felon and five-time deportee as the direct result of the city’s sanctuary policy. What seems to have been overlooked in the back and forth […]