I am not sure that I totally agree with your statement that these public officials are defying federal law. States are not “sub-units” of the federal government per the Constitution. This doesn’t seem to be the case when all sorts of liberal/leftist garbage is imposed on the states.
Where I have the problem is that these states turn around and claim the right to federal money which are relevant to the law enforcement programs they reject. What I would like to see is individuals in non-sanctuary states sue sanctuary cities and states for damages caused when one of their illegals travels / moves to the non-sanctuary state and commits crime, property loss etc. I would also like to see the so-called red states start using the sanctuary concept to avoid all leftist federal garbage imposed on them.
“I would also like to see the so-called red states start using the sanctuary concept to avoid all leftist federal garbage imposed on them.”
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