New York Times
By Carl Hulse
October 20, 2015
The
Senate is scheduled on Tuesday to vote on whether to take up a measure
that would deny federal law enforcement funds to so-called sanctuary
cities — hundreds of communities
where the authorities don’t automatically seek deportation of
undocumented immigrants who come to their attention.
Democrats
intend to block the measure, which got new attention after a case in
San Francisco in July where a deportee with a felony record who
repeatedly re-entered the
country was accused of murdering a young woman. The measure is
sponsored by Senator David Vitter, the Louisiana Republican running for
governor back home.
Democrats
and immigration activists have attacked the measure as a flawed
response to an immigration crisis that calls for a much more
comprehensive approach. Some Republicans
have expressed doubts about it as well.
The
bill would also impose new five-year mandatory minimum jail sentences
on those who return after being convicted of a felony or who are twice
convicted of illegally
entering the country. The proposed new sentences come as a bipartisan
coalition of senators is trying to undo a broad set of existing
mandatory minimum sentences as part of a new criminal justice package.
Backers
of the criminal justice legislation hope that by giving Republican
senators a chance to record a tough-on-crime vote for the sanctuary
cities measure, it will
clear the way for them to support the separate criminal justice
overhaul that would reduce jail time for nonviolent offenders.
For more information, go to: www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com
1 comment:
Let republicans win!
Post a Comment