Rep. Lou Barletta Introduces Bill to Defund Sanctuary Cities
Published:
Fri, Jan 6th 2017 @ 9:43 am EST
Yesterday Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Penn.) introduced the Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act, H.R. 83, which would stop any federal funding to any jurisdictions who refuse to work with federal immigration officials. This is the third time Rep. Barletta has introduced this bill.
The Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act would stop federal funding for a minimum of one year to any state or local government which has a policy or law preventing local authorities from assisting immigration authorities from enforcing federal immigration law. The bill also requires the attorney general to create a list every year of any cities and jurisdictions that have sanctuary policies. The state or jurisdiction would only begin receiving federal funding again once the attorney general confirms that its laws and policies are in compliance with federal immigration statutes.
“One of the principal duties of the government is to protect its citizens, and the idea of sanctuary cities runs completely counter to that responsibility,” Barletta said. “Too many mayors and local governments think that they are above federal law and place their own ideology ahead of the safety of their residents. This bill will stop that practice by saying to these sanctuary cities, ‘If you refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, you will lose your federal funding.’”
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