Mr. Speaker. I rise today in staunch opposition to H.R. 3009. the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. or perhaps better titled. the "Donald Trump Act." This bill is nothing more than an underhanded ploy to criminalize the immigrant community who. research shows. is less likely to commit serious crimes than nativeborn persons. To demonize an entire community based on the actions of a few does not inform wise policy. Local police are best equipped to make decisions of how best to serve their communities. Let them make those decisions. Withholding Federal funds from jurisdictions who have adopted local trust policies will not make our communities safer or fix our broken immigration system. It will only make it more difficult for local police to provide public safety to their communities. Unfortunately.
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Criminalizing the immigrant community who is less likely to commit serious crimes than native-born persons.