Posted on 02/21/2017 3:43:36 PM PST by xzins
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that cities that arrest illegal immigrants for crimes should be required to turn them over to federal authorities.
The poll shows that President Trump has broad public support in his effort to crack down on sanctuary cities.
A survey from Harvard–Harris Poll provided exclusively to The Hill found that 80 percent of voters say local authorities should have to comply with the law by reporting to federal agents the illegal immigrants they come into contact with.
As it stands, hundreds of cities across the nation — many with Democratic mayors or city councils — are refusing to do so.
Trump has signed an executive order directing Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to find ways to starve these sanctuary cities of federal funding. A Reuters analysis found the top 10 sanctuary cities in the U.S. receive $2.27 billion in federal funding for programs ranging from public health services to early childhood education.
Kelly is expected to hire thousands of new immigration enforcement agents with broad authority to detain and deport those in the country illegally, potentially setting up a showdown between the federal government and sanctuary cities.
The Harvard–Harris Poll survey found strong support for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, with 77 percent saying they support comprehensive immigration reform against only 23 percent who oppose.
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I don’t really find this surprising.
Murderers don’t really engender a lot of sympathy from anyone.
Why, all this just means is that the MSM-Democrats will have to work even harder to shove illegal immigrants down our throats.
Other than that, makes no difference to anyone.
Well, except for the President, that is.
Another reason for lunatic liberals to lose more power and political seats next election day. And they blame their big losses on the Russians??
Now I can’t imagine why.
Hold funds for State of California and funds for New York City.
Santa Cruz, Calif, 3 years ago:
In court for a traffic ticket.
First guy, a Mexican needing an interpreter, goes up there, Judge says, “This first ticket is for driving with no license, can I see a show of hands for how many are here for exactly the same offence, today..?”
The people wait for the interpretation and then a sea of hands stab the air, hovering there:
“This man is here by no fault of his own, it’s just the way the law was written, can I have all of you with your hands up line up before the clerk? I’m going to bulk excuse all of your tickets...”
AND THAT WAS THAT...!
No poop.
80% means that only the hard core radicals support sanctuary cities being shoved down their throats. That means there are a lot of folks in these areas who have been scared into silence.
Trump has 80% support on this issue, but I’m sure KellyAnne already knew this.
“77 percent saying they support comprehensive immigration reform”
I doubt many of them don’t have a clue what Comprehensive Immigration Reform really means...I don’t! We just need to enforce our laws...that’s it!
I’m sure they don’t require drivers licenses in Mexico. /sarc
They should hang that judge.
HOORAY Americans!
HOORAY Americans!
HOORAY Americans!
WOOOHOOOO!!!
Let’s start sanctuary cities for communities who wish not to recognize gay marriage and see how the libs respond.
I heard the mayor of Cincinnati make the ludicrous claim that city officials declaring sanctuary city status was merely a ‘First Amendment issue.’
Looky there - the article used the term "illegal immigrants". How retrograde! I thought the authors would use "undocumented migrants" - the standard weasel description of the criminals.
He’s an idealogue hoping for good press. The Hamilton County Sheriff, in which Cincinnati lies, has declared that he simply will not go along with the mayor. He’ll inform ICE. The same with the state treasurer, Josh Mandel.
Trump has broad public support for most of his stuff.
DEFUND and PROSECUTE THEM ALL.
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