DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, today I want to address illegal
immigration and what House Republicans are doing to ensure Americans'
safety. This week, we voted to defund sanctuary cities that harbor
criminals like the man who murdered Kate Steinle in San Francisco. My heart goes out to her parents and families around the country who
have lost loved ones to foreign nationals who should have never been in
this country in the first place. We passed Kate's Law to increase penalties on previously deported
illegal immigrants. Also, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act would
defund sanctuary cities and prevent lawsuits against local governments
that follow Federal law. Shockingly, Nashville, in my home State of Tennessee, has been
considering a sanctuary bill, even though murders this year already
outnumber last year's total. Some on the city council want Nashville to become a magnet for
violent gangs that transport drugs and human beings. Sanctuary policies
endanger not only San Francisco or Nashville but the entire U.S. President Trump is cracking down on immigration crime. Illegal border
crossings are down, and arrests and deportations of criminal aliens are
up, just as Americans demanded last November. Here in the House, we are keeping our promises and our country safe.
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