Source: Fox News
Summary
Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has introduced a provision in the reconciliation package funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that targets sanctuary city policies. The provision would provide $350 million for ICE agents to arrest criminal illegal immigrants after their release from state or local custody. Schmitt argues that Democrats’ approach to immigration is driven by political self-interest and not entirely by the desire for moral high-ground. He warns that failing to deport illegal aliens is a threat to the West itself and that sanctuary jurisdictions are letting violent criminals back into the community instead of deporting them.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Senator Eric Schmitt’s provision has been included in the House-passed funding package. He argues that Democrats’ approach to immigration is driven by political self-interest. Schmitt’s provision targets sanctuary city policies. He warns that failing to deport illegal aliens is a threat to the West itself. The debate on the funding bill comes as criminal illegal aliens continue to make headlines.
The performance of outrage and concern about immigration continues, with familiar lines and props.
Author: Evan Null
