Fox News Channel “O’Reilly Factor” host Bill O’Reilly argued that if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) does not put legislation to pass Kate’s Law, punish sanctuary cities, and defund Planned Parenthood up for a vote, “he becomes just like
Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of filling the amendment tree, “the exact same procedural abuse of power [Sen.] Harry Reid (D-NV) used to do” to “prevent any vote on sanctuary
Thursday on NewsmaxTV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” the sheriff of Pinal County, AZ, Paul Babeu, said America is a “sanctuary country,” because “there is no consequence for breaking immigration law.” Sheriff Babeu said, “President Obama, Eric Holder, the current AG,
Republicans file the first bill aimed at punishing “sanctuary cities” for not working with federal agencies on immigration.
Democrats in both the House and Senate – during Congressional hearings Thursday – referenced GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, attempting to take jabs at the GOP frontrunner.
Introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), the Sanctuary Cities legislation came to the floor in response to the outcry over the murder of Kathryn Steinle earlier this year. The bill passed 241-179 Thursday afternoon.
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) expressed sadness and frustration during a hearing on sanctuary cities Thursday, that criminal immigrants remain on U.S. streets.
During a July 23 press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12th) suggested the problem with sanctuary city policies isn’t the sanctuary aspect but the continued the access to guns.
Answering a question from Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) as to whether Obama had expressed condolences to his family since his daughter’s murder — Steinle indicated that he had not. “I’m very sorry to hear that when there have been other very public deaths in this country like Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin and Freddie Gray the president has expressed his condolences to the family. I would have expected him to do that here,” Ratcliffe responded.
“Our family realizes the complexities of immigration laws, however, we feel strongly that some legislation should be discussed, enacted and/or changed to take these undocumented immigrant felons off our streets for good,” Steinle testified before a House subcommittee Thursday.
Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest chairman Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has teamed with Senate Homeland Security committee chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) to roll out a new bill aimed at ending sanctuary cities in America and severely punishing any illegal aliens who illegally re-enter the United States after previous deportation.
The murder of Kathryn Steinle at a San Francisco pier allegedly by a multiple deportee illegal immigrant with a long rap sheet — who had been released due to the city’s sanctuary policies — has sparked a national outcry over sanctuary cities. Thursday’s hearing sought to examine those policies.
“While we appreciate the intent behind the Hunter sanctuary bill (H.R. 3009), NumbersUSA has no choice but to oppose it,” the limited immigration group said in a statement issued to House Members Tuesday, adding the bill does not confront the “largest sanctuary jurisdiction of all: the Federal government.
“No more people should die at the hands of those who ignore our immigration laws and commit crimes. No more families should have to go through what our hearing witnesses have experienced,” Grassley — who held a hearing Tuesday featuring testimony from the family members of illegal immigrant crime victims — said Tuesday.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldaña said that she doesn’t want to “hit somebody over the head with a federal hammer” with regard to sanctuary communities and refused to state what negative consequences she would support placing on sanctuary
The House is slated to consider legislation targeting sanctuary cities.
The father of the woman murdered in the sanctuary city of San Francisco will again appear before Congress later this week.
An advocate of mass immigration defended sanctuary cities and scoffed that an upcoming congressional hearing featuring families whose children were murdered by illegals would be a “circus” during a Monday press call.
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) referred to the death of Kate Steinle as a “little thing” on Telemundo on Saturday. Gutierrez, during a report on the debate over sanctuary cities after the death of Kate Steinle, first flagged and translated by
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has clearly decidedly softened his anti-Donald Trump tone after attacks on the billionaire real estate magnate—his biggest 2016 intra-GOP competition at this point—have backfired.
Media reporter Johnny Dollar created the verb “Zuckered!,” as a way to help explain the ongoing collapse of CNN as a legitimate news organization. And Zuckered! is also the only way to explain the ongoing collapse of Chris Cuomo as
Sanctuary cities are back in the news once again following the tragic murder of Kathryn Steinle by an illegal immigrant who was protected by sanctuary policies in San Francisco.
Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz argued “the Democratic Party supports illegal immigration” on Tuesday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel. Cruz said that sanctuary cities were a “persistent problem” where “you’ve got, often Democratic, mayors
On his campaign website, Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley declared on Tuesday that, if elected, he would unilaterally grant amnesty to millions more illegal immigrations, push for unlimited immigration, and permanently disenfranchise American voters who seek to curb our current extreme immigration policies.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said that making federal detainers mandatory “would be a huge setback in our ability to work with state and local law enforcement” in testimony before Congress on Tuesday. Johnson, under questioning from Representative Trey Gowdy
