Posted on 05/15/2016 3:17:41 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
House Republicans passed legislation on Thursday that would deny federal funds to sanctuary cities.
The bill, passed 241-179, would withhold certain federal law enforcement grants to cities that have policies designed to shelter illegal immigrants from deportation.
Sanctuary cities have come under heavy scrutiny in the wake of Kathryn Steinles death on July 1 in San Francisco. Authorities charged Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez with her killing. Lopez-Sanchez, who is in the U.S. illegally, has a history of felony convictions and has been deported five times.
Critics of the sanctuary laws say such policies encourage people to immigrate to the U.S. illegally at the expense of citizens.
A refuge for whom? A sanctuary for whom? Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said. A sanctuary for Kate Steinle? Or a refuge for a convicted felon with a 25-year-long criminal history?
Democrats accused House Republicans of bringing up the bill in part because of real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumps focus on illegal immigration and sanctuary cities; they dubbed the bill the Donald Trump Act.
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 hes running against. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) said mockingly.
Republicans denied that Trump had any influence on their decision to bring up the legislation.
This is a valid concern that were voting on today, said Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.), who has often broken with his party on immigration in the past and said he finds Trumps comments offensive. Im not going to let Donald Trump dictate my vote.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Perhaps you can substantiate you prediction. We’d love to know.
I believe the name of the bill has remained the same as way back then.
The bill was introduced about 10 years ago...
Challenge is getting Senate to pass and Obama to sign. That would be impressive.
In time to get credit for it before November.
What prediction?
Wonder if they will finally de-fund the affordable care act?
It’s only been how many years....
Sanity is returning??? Wow!
And he’s not even elected yet, but is having a positive influence.
Of course Barry and the dems will scream and cry like little girls over it.
Praise the lord we are coming back from insanity
good point!
This Rep from Texas is appropriations chair for DOJ and found in documents he alone had the power of the purse. He told DOJ they had to follow the law or he would cut their budget. He stopped the sanctuary cities - told Loretta Lynch to uphold the law or she would lose funding for the top earners at the DOJ, but he would still fund the border patrol.
Lynch complied- the link below has hypertext links to videos of the hearing and letter from the DOJ.
Attorney General Lynch Confirms New Sanctuary Cities Policy During Hearing with Chairman Culberson
http://culberson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398414
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3429541/posts?page=38#38
It appears San Fransisco did not get the memo from the DOJ or has the DOJ backed away from the new policy?
Culberson: Use Power of the Purse to Pressure DOJ to Block Fed Grants to Sanctuary Cities
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3406107/posts
2:34 Minutes The Bill OReilly Show Discusses Cong. Culbersons Action on Sanctuary Cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1NcyV55GA
Rep. John Culberson forces the Justice Department to crack down on Sanctuary cities
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3401381/posts
ping to #52 and article.
your previous post - excerpt:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3406107/posts?page=14#14
So Culberson, Chair of House Appropriations, reveals that he ALONE has purse string power over the Federal budget which practially no one knew.
The only reason why the House fails to utilize more purse string powers is due to legislation that is self-shackling [most likely dating back to FDRs New Deal agenda] as well as the senate hamstringing legislation through unconstitutional treaties.
Carry Okie is actually Mark Edward Vande Pol, a published author who writes about the US government. He wrote about how treaties have bastardized the Constitution, such as through empowering the EPA ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2371062/posts
I guess we know who won the Ryan Trump meet up
Hee hee. Especially rich considering that Lyin Paul Ryan is BFF’s with his Partner in Amnesty, Rep Luis Gutierrez.
Someone with a spine
Exactly
What’s more, her last paying job before going into politics was teaching at South Seattle CC. Her field of expertise was...wait for it...economics.
Good but an indication of how sorry our system/representatives are. The cities are breaking the laws of the Nation and all they do is pass an Act to fine them for it. In a sane world the politicians in those cities would be introduced to Leavenworth instead of having their cities fined (no real punishment for them except if the residents opt to not reelect them).
Not as good as it should be. Why law enforcement funds? Cut all the federal funds to sanctuary cities off period. Make certain they understand they will not be made whole for the period they did not comply. Far, far past time to take off the kit gloves.
Donald Trump donated thousands of dollars to extreme leftists in California, such as Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom. But that was last decade, which was part of the ancient history before Trumps cathartic conversion. More recently, while conservatives were fighting the Gang of Eight amnesty bill and Obamas sanctuary nation policies, Trump donated $6,000 to Kamala Harris, the California attorney general who is, perhaps, one of the most notorious supporters of sanctuary cities in the country. In 2014, his daughter, Ivanka, also cut a $2,000 check to the queen of sanctuary cities. That was after Harris championed the despicable Trust Act, which turned the entire state of California into a sanctuary for illegals. Coupled with her activities during her first term as attorney general and her prior work as San Francisco district attorney, Harris is one of the leftists most responsible for the policies that led to the murder of Kate Steinle. - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/03/trump-donated-to-queen-of-sanctuary-cities#sthash.gQuv3HWC.dpuf
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