Madam Speaker. American taxpayers ought not be footing the bill for sanctuary cities to serve as safe havens for illegal immigrants. especially hardened criminals. Sanctuary cities do not allow money or resources to be used to enforce Federal immigration laws. Police or other employees cannot inquire about immigration status. An example is San Francisco as a sanctuary city. I support the CLEAR Act authored by MARSHA BLACKBURN. The act would empower local law enforcement agencies in the fight against illegal Immigration. Under her bill. sanctuary cities would lose Federal crime funding unless local governments rescind the policies that prohibit local law enforcement from working with the Department of Homeland Security. Illegal immigrants know they are safe from deportation. If these cities refuse to enforce the law. especially when it comes to criminals. it ought to cost them. This is a first step. and I urge the House to move forward with this legislation.
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Illegal immigrants are hardened criminals who are safe from deportation in sanctuary cities.