The ‘Donald Trump Act’ Just Passed The House By A Landslide, And Obama Doesn’t Like It One Bit

Western Journalism Center ^ | 07/24/2015 | James Beattie

[E. Pluribus Unum]

H.R. 3009 passed easily in the lower chamber 241 to 179.

James Beattie July 24, 2015 at 6:22pm

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The House passed a bill Thursday which would punish cities that refuse to enforce federal immigration law.

H.R. 3009 passed easily in the lower chamber 241 to 179, The Hill reported. The bill would force local law enforcement agencies to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they have an illegal immigrant in custody; otherwise, certain federal law enforcement grants would be withheld.

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“I think we can all agree that any state or locality must comply with the law—and they are required to coordinate and cooperate with the federal government,” said Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who sponsored the legislation. “If an arrest is made, the federal government should be notified. The fact that San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities disagree with the politics of federal enforcement doesn’t mean they should receive a pass to subvert the law.”

“And if they do, there needs to be consequences—and the way we impose those consequences is by hitting them where it hurts. In the pocketbook,” Hunter added.

The bill was passed after 32-year-old Kate Steinle was murdered earlier this month, allegedly by an illegal immigrant who was deported from the U.S. multiple times and convicted of several felonies.

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Hunter’s bill was voted on largely across party lines. Reps. Carlos Curbelo of Florida, Bob Dold of Illinois, Dan Donovan and Peter King of New York, and Dave Reichert of Washington were the only GOP members of Congress to vote against the measure. Six Democrats voted for the bill: Reps. Ami Bera of California, Jim Cooper of Tennessee, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Bill Keating of Massachusetts, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, and Krysten Sinema of Arizona.

Opponents of the bill have tied it to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who in a statement earlier this week labeled the proposal the “Donald Trump Act.” Pelosi went on to call the bill a “wildly partisan, misguided bill that second-guesses the decisions of police chiefs around the country about how to best ensure public safety.”

“Just a few weeks into his campaign and Donald Trump has a bill on the floor of the House. That is better than some of the senators he’s running against,” Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., a fierce opponent of conservative immigration measures, told The Hill Thursday.

Meanwhile in the upper chamber, Sens. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., introduced legislation comparable Tuesday to what has been passed in the House. The legislation, entitled the Protecting American Lives Act, goes a step further with language that includes a mandatory five-year prison sentence for any deported illegal immigrant who re-enters the U.S. illegally.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

God bless Donald Trump.

[EagleUSA]

It is about time that this country started pulling down the tyranny that is ruining it.

[bboop]

Way to make Obama eat his soup.

[TBP]

Next, Kate’s Law.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Isn’t it amazing how fast Congress can move when you light a fire underneath it?

[Dilbert San Diego]

Ya, Obama has told us we need to eat our peas.

Obama is supposed to be so articulate and intelligent and all that. Yet he has said some stupid things, such as telling us to eat our peas.

[Lurker]

Dold...what a piece of crap that guy is.

L

[Graybeard58]

Does barky still have a veto pen?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

He still has a phone, too.

[Steely Tom]

Way to make Obama eat his soup.

I thought it was "eat your peas."

[Kickass Conservative]

They need 290 Votes in the House and 67 in the Senate to Override Obama’s Veto. Ain’t gonna happen.

[Fiddlstix]

[1010RD]

Two things:

1. Gutierrez (Chicago - D) is a communist and a liar. They could have passed comprehensive immigration reform when they controlled both chambers and the WH. They didn’t.

2. What’s the Senate doing? Because the House needs to move to defund PP and the Senate needs to pass this and get it to Obama’s desk for a veto.

[Hostage]

It really should be called the 'Kate Steinle' Act but I'll take it as it is.

[dragnet2]

The Trump Act. Sounds good.

It’s a good start but only a start. But we need the borders secured.

[TexasFreeper2009]

lol

if only.

It’s amazing how fast they can move when they know their vote doesn’t matter since the president has said he will veto this.

[TexasFreeper2009]

wow... who would shoot HER?

[Hostage]

> ““And if they do, there needs to be consequences—and the way we impose those consequences is by hitting them where it hurts. In the pocketbook,” Hunter added.”

I really don’t like the pocketbook approach because I think federal law should be enforced by federal agents arresting city mayoral staff and city law enforcement as necessary. Drop them off at the nearest federal court building, have them arraigned and jailed or released on bail.

Do it this way one time and there won’t be a second time to worry about.

[Sasparilla]

...Obama told us we need to eat our peas...

Are those the Whirrled Peas hes been working so hard for?