As cities look to defy Trump on immigration, Rep. Lou Barletta fires back a warning shot
Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., gets on an elevator after arriving for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
By Colin Deppen
on January 05, 2017 at 11:00 AM, updated January 05, 2017 at 11:41 AM
With immigration policy dominating the national discourse headed into President-elect Donald Trump's first term in office, a handful of American cities have vowed to defy attempts by his administration to crack down on undocumented immigrants and to ramp up deportations.
This includes Pittsburgh, which has said it's considering a formal "Sanctuary City" declaration, and Philadelphia, which already has one.
Against this backdrop, Congressman Lou Barletta (R-PA-11) this week reintroduced legislation that would "stop all federal funds from flowing to states or localities which resist or ban enforcement of federal immigration laws, or flatly refuse to cooperate with immigration officials," as sanctuary cities do.
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