Sanctuary Cities!
officials if they resist federal efforts to deport immigrants in the country
illegally, according to the Associated Press.
allow for criminal charges against city or county officials who intentionally
don’t comply. Any county elected official, such as a sheriff, would face
immediate removal from office if convicted of official misconduct, AP reported.
comply with President Trump’s executive orders on illegal immigration. Trump
also plans to enforce existing laws that should give him plenty of tools to
pressure local officials who refuse to detain illegal immigrants.
efforts by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office are known as
“sanctuary cities.”
Texas Republicans' latest measure makes perfect sense.
At its basic level, a mayor or county leaders who refuses to enforce federal law is misappropriating federal funds. The monies drawn in from taxpayers should not be subsidizing rampant lawlessness.
After all, illegal immigration brings in street crime, property crimes, and worst of all crimes against citizens themselves! Who has to pick up the tab for this wanton destruction? WE DO!
Here's another report confirming Texas Republicans' next step (From ABC News):
so-called sanctuary cities that passed the Republican-controlled state Senate
on Wednesday would allow for criminal charges against city or county officials
who intentionally don't comply. Any county elected official, such as a sheriff,
would face immediate removal from office if convicted of official misconduct.
Republican majority.
into law and threatened to boot from office elected officials who refuse to
comply with it. The threat raised legal questions about the governor's power to
void local elections, but the new provision would put it in the hands of a
jury.
All of these actions are criminal. All of them!
LifeZette.com further reports that federal laws already exist to prosecute these offending municipal leaders:
the 1990s.
"a Federal, State, or local government entity or official may not
prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from
sending to, or receiving from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service
information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or
unlawful, of any individual."
No elected official is above the law. That's what makes America great — and it;s time to make America Great Again.
No one in this country is above the law — NO ONE!
Barack Obama thought that he could flip out his phone and break out his pen to dictate what would and would not happen. Corruption has run rampant in this country.
We the People are not going to tolerate this abuse of our funds any longer!