By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--March 28, 2017
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday warned so-called sanctuary cities they could lose federal money for refusing to cooperate with immigration authorities and suggested the government would come after grants that have already been awarded if they don't comply.
Sessions said the Justice Department would require cities seeking some of $4.1 billion available in grant money to verify that they are in compliance with a section of federal law that allows information sharing with immigration officials. His statements in the White House briefing room brought to mind tough talk from President Donald Trump's campaign and came just three days after the administration's crushing health care defeat. But Sessions also acknowledged he was reiterating a similar policy adopted by the Obama administration last year. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said.In other words, if your city is openly defying federal immigration law, it's risking the elimination of all the sweet, sweet, taxpayer cash that floods into its social program food trough. This, to most people, sounds perfectly sane. It was front and center during the 2016 campaign, and it enjoys widespread support outside of Hillary strongholds like New York and Los Angeles.
"Well, This is a serious threat to the security of Americans throughout the country and particularly New York City, which is the largest, safest city in America. ...By yanking funding away and clawing back funding away from law enforcement, we're putting average Americans at risk. In fact, it's almost like putting a gun in the head of Americans and playing Russian roulette. This is egregious, and this is something that shouldn't happen."
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