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mitty14u2

(1,015 posts)
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 12:41 PM Apr 2017

Texas Governor: Build Border Wall With Sanctuary City Funds - Over 300 Sanctuary Cities

“I defunded [Travis County] $1.5 million because they adopted sanctuary city policies. If the president were to apply this very same concept across the board to all cities, counties and states in the United States that are receiving grants from the executive branch, that are criminal-justice grants — if he were to cut off those grants to every sanctuary city, state [and] county … I think you would have over 20 billion dollars,” Abbott said.

http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/texas-governor-build-border-wall-sanctuary-city-funds/



"Breitbart" Tancredo: Over 300 Sanctuary Cities Are Costing State and Local Taxpayers over $7,000,000,000 Annually

President Trump this week signed an executive order declaring war on so-called sanctuary cities. Agencies within the United States Government will begin withholding federal grant funds from those cities, and additional actions to enforce federal immigration law will be taken soon.

Unlike Obama, President Trump is not trying to making new laws by executive decree. In his Executive Order, the president is only reminding mayors and governors of existing federal law dating to 1996:

U.S. Code › Title 8 › Chapter 12 › Subchapter II › Part IX › § 1373
8 U.S. Code § 1373 – Communication between government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization Service:

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/28/tancredo-300-sanctuary-cities-costing-state-local-taxpayers-7000000000-annually/

sorry for using Breitbart but they have Trumps plan!

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Texas Governor: Build Border Wall With Sanctuary City Funds - Over 300 Sanctuary Cities (Original Post) mitty14u2 Apr 2017 OP
Actually, Turbineguy Apr 2017 #1
How About These Cities Defunding You Me. Apr 2017 #2
Yup! Great idea. Governors need to stand up to this. Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #3
And Mayors Me. Apr 2017 #4
Friggen right! Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #6
I think the Wall Street Journal just ran a story saying that no comradebillyboy Apr 2017 #5
Greg Abbot is an idiot Gothmog Apr 2017 #7

Turbineguy

(37,320 posts)
1. Actually,
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 12:46 PM
Apr 2017

they would achieve two things. They would keep immigrants out and make the country a horrible place to live. And who would not want to live in a horrible place?

Look at Somalia, look at how happy Northern Europeans are scrambling to get in!

Me.

(35,454 posts)
2. How About These Cities Defunding You
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 01:03 PM
Apr 2017

New York could do a more good with its tax money than sending it to 45

Me.

(35,454 posts)
4. And Mayors
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 01:17 PM
Apr 2017

I can't wait to see them defund NYC and the repercussions that will come. They can pay for the security for Trump Tower themselves.

comradebillyboy

(10,144 posts)
5. I think the Wall Street Journal just ran a story saying that no
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 01:43 PM
Apr 2017

senator or representative who represents a border district supports the wall. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/wsj-no-lawmakers-southwest-border-region-trump-wall

Surprised Cruz and Cornyn aren't big backers. Are they at odds with Abbot?

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