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Feds fork over $27 billion to just a third of nation's 'sanctuary cities'
Washington Examiner ^ | 2/3/17 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 02/04/2017 5:00:47 AM PST by GonzoII

A new report reveals that American taxpayers cough up $27 billion to so-called "sanctuary cities," money that President Trump has threatened to cut off if they continue to thwart federal immigration officials from seizing illegals in jail for local crimes.

The group American Transparency said $26.74 billion goes to 106 cities, and that is about one third of the total number of over 300 sanctuary jurisdictions.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; immigration; sanctuarycities
If this is per annum we're talking yuge dollars.
1 posted on 02/04/2017 5:00:47 AM PST by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Yeah our taxes going to cities violating federal laws. We are paying for it.


2 posted on 02/04/2017 5:02:06 AM PST by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: GonzoII

The Trump Wall will take just a small slice of all those billions to halt the invasion. Sweet.


3 posted on 02/04/2017 5:04:28 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: GonzoII

Soros is the taproot of the nation’s left. Sign the petition before Feb 20th to arrest him and pass it on. WE THE PEOPLE ASK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE A NEW ADMINISTRATION POLICY
Whitehouse.gov ^ | Jan 21, 2017 | A.B.
Posted on February 3, 2017 at 9:33:36 AM CST by Neoliberalnot

WE THE PEOPLE ASK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE A NEW ADMINISTRATION POLICY:

Issue an International Arrest Warrant for George Soros!

Created by A.B. on January 21, 2017

Sign This Petition:

Needs 99,355 signatures by February 20, 2017 to get a response from the White House.

George Soros is a menace to the free world and stands in the way of making America great again. He is guilty of the following crimes:

1) Financially supports open sedition in major American cities resulting in millions of dollars of property damage as well as loss of life. 2) Attempts to manipulate democratic elections by donating millions of dollars to his preferred candidates. 3) Seeks to curtail American sovereignty. In his own words: “The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States ... Changing [the] attitude and policies of the United States remains my top priority.” 4) Is a currency manipulator. Soros initiated a British financial crisis by dumping 10 billion sterling, forcing the devaluation of the currency and gaining a billion-dollar profit.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/issue-international-arrest-warrant-george-soros


4 posted on 02/04/2017 5:05:21 AM PST by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: GonzoII

If we stop the various local, state and federal governments from supplying EBT and other welfare to non-citizens and we tax their remittances they will mostly self-deport.

It’s like the story of the bird feeder. The homeowner puts out a bird feeder and keeps it full of food. The birds come and fight, defecate and tear up the place. The homeowner gets rid of the free bird food and they all go away. All is peaceful again. The liberals that I talk to will ask, indignantly, “well, were are they supposed to go!?” They didn’t leave home because they were being shot at. They left home to come here for free stuff. Living on welfare here is better than trying to make a living in a corruptly run country. If they stayed home they would provide the impetuous for changing their own corrupt government. Instead, the US has been the safety valve for all the corrupt governments on Earth.


5 posted on 02/04/2017 5:08:28 AM PST by Gen.Blather (n)
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To: GonzoII

Money that should have been spent on our vets.


6 posted on 02/04/2017 5:11:36 AM PST by FES0844 (G)
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To: Gen.Blather

“Instead, the US has been the safety valve for all the corrupt governments on Earth.”

In so doing we have CREATED one of the most corrupt governments on Earth!


7 posted on 02/04/2017 5:13:59 AM PST by RipSawyer (At the end of the day...the sun goes down.)
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To: Neoliberalnot

According to the twisted rationalization of Progressive Leftists, since middle class Americans are insanely evil, especially white straight ones who bitterly cling to God, their bibles and guns, it’s morally right to tax them to death in order to protect illegals from their evil intentions.


8 posted on 02/04/2017 5:33:34 AM PST by spirited irish
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To: GonzoII

We could put a dent in the debt or am I being optimistic?

Looks like UC Berkeley had a professor involved in the riots who was arrested for beating students from the Republican club.

UC Berkeley needs to have their fed dollars jerked now.


9 posted on 02/04/2017 6:20:01 AM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: GonzoII

President Trump needs to proactively stimulate the chairmen of the senate and house judiciary committee to make substantial reform of the civil litigation laws. And soon.

The Democrats are very reliant on “lawfare” to stymie Republican initiatives, as well as advance leftist agendas. But federal litigation reform could kick many of these parasitical lawyers right in the teeth.

Right now they form major roadblocks to economic success, engage in rampant “barratry”, (vexatious litigation or incitement to it), often called “frivolous lawsuits” today, and work on behalf of radical agitators and NGOs to harm many honest and hard working people.

Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is chairman of the senate judiciary committee, and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is chairman of the house judiciary committee.

After this substantial effort, then they need to carry out major structural reforms of the judiciary branch and criminal law. Three truly immense efforts, but ones that will be worth trillions of dollars to America, as well as free up the federal courts of the vast amount of awful litigation they must judge.


10 posted on 02/04/2017 6:51:09 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Leftists aren't fascists. They are "democratic fascists", a completely different thing.)
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To: GonzoII

That’s almost $86 average per year for every man, woman and child; $344 per year for a household of four. Enough for a couple of car payments, or to buy a new builder-grade water heater.


11 posted on 02/04/2017 4:06:28 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.")
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To: GonzoII

27 billion over ten years, 270 billion. If that goes x3, we’re talking a fair amount of change, a pretty good chunk of $1 trillion.

Thank you sanctuary cities.


12 posted on 02/04/2017 5:48:56 PM PST by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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