Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this motion to recommit. It would give the discretion to the Attorney General of the United States and the ability to determine whether or not such reductions provided in this legislation would take place. This is the same Attorney General of the United States who is new to the position, but has already indicated her unwillingness to enforce title VIII, section 1373, of the United States Code related to the requirement that cities and all other government agencies communicate with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act helps to address one of the main factors contributing to the collapse of immigration enforcement in the United States. Hundreds of sanctuary cities are violating Federal law by prohibiting their law enforcement officers from sharing information with Federal immigration authorities to enable the removal of unlawful and criminal aliens. This bill will finally establish penalties to persuade these jurisdictions to comply with longstanding Federal law. Sanctuary cities present a clear and present danger to their citizens. In the first 8 months of 2014, they released 8,145 aliens who the Department of Homeland Security wanted to deport. Very quickly, almost a quarter of these aliens were arrested again for new criminal offenses. Most recently, San Francisco's refusal to honor a DHS detainer resulted in the tragic death of Kate Steinle. This is not an isolated incident.…”