Senate Dems block sanctuary city, 'Kate's Law' bills
SeaNymph wrote:
On 7/6/2016 4:06 PM, burfordTjustice wrote:
democrats sure love them some criminals...
Oh wait forgot they are being led by a criminal...
Senate lawmakers on Wednesday blocked legislation aimed at stopping
violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
The "Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act" would revoke federal
grants provided to so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to comply
with Homeland Security requests to detain illegal immigrants. The
bill is meant to put pressure on those cities to cooperate with the
federal government on these issues.
The bill is one of the legislative reactions to the death of Kate
Steinle, who was killed on a San Francisco pier by an illegal
immigrant. After her death, city officials defended their decision
not to cooperate with federal authorities on deporting illegal
immigrants.
While Republicans say those sorts of incidents show the government
needs to put more pressure on sanctuary cities to follow federal
guidance, Democrats disagree, and they helped scuttle the bill in
the Senate. Republicans needed 60 votes to let the bill advance in a
53-44 vote.
Democrats have said the bill is anti-immigrant and would hurt local
communities. Civil rights groups have lobbied Democrats to oppose
the bills, arguing they would damage the ability of police to build
trust with immigrant communities.
Democrats also blocked a second related bill, the "Stop Illegal
Reentry Act," which would require mandatory minimum sentences
standards for those who have been deported and then come back into
the United States illegally and are convicted of an aggravated
felony.
The bill is named after Steinle, and was introduced by Sen. Ted
Cruz, R-Texas.
"Congress must prevent cities from harboring illegal aliens, and it
must hold this administration accountable for its failure, if not
its outright refusal, to enforce federal immigration laws and ensure
the safety and security of the American people," Cruz said.
But Democrats disagreed, and again shut down the bill in a
procedural vote that failed to get 60 votes, 55-42.
Illegal immigrants don't belong here. They've already broken the law
and they're being added and abetted by these idiots.
most americans are descendants of immigrants
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