I wouldn't call it a "huge" victory. A "huge" victory would be having a federal government that denies ALL funding from across the government to any city that thinks they have a right to ignore federal immigration law and to set murderous felons loose to kill innocent Americans.
On Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 8:09:43 AM UTC-4, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/justice-ends-funding-to-sanctuary-cities-in-huge-house-gop-victory/article/2595917 > Justice ends funding to 'sanctuary cities' in huge House GOP victory > > Finally acting on a promise made to House leaders, the Justice Department > on Thursday shut off funding to so-called "sanctuary cities" that ignore > federal laws and protect illegal immigrants wanted for crimes. > > "Today, the DOJ notified local and state law enforcement agencies across > America that they will no longer be eligible for federal law enforcement > grants unless they certify under oath that their local or state laws do not > interfere 'in any way' with requests for immigration information from > federal authorities," according to Texas Rep. John Culberson who demanded > action earlier this year. > > Justice sent Culberson a letter detailing > <http://culberson.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2016-7-7_section_1373_-_doj_letter_to_culberson.pdf> > > the new rules that cut off several Justice grants, many to law enforcement, > if cities like San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and over 300 others > <http://culberson.house.gov/uploadedfiles/list_of_sanctuary_cities.pdf> > block access to criminal illegals sought by federal authorities. > > It is a huge victory for Culberson, > <http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/justice-to-punish-sanctuary-cities-for-harboring-illegal-criminal-immigrants/article/2584108> > > chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee on > Appropriations, and others who sought to shut down the once secret system > in cities. The practice of taking federal money then refusing to give up > criminal illegals became public after the 2015 San Francisco killing of > Kate Steinle allegedly by an illegal immigrant who had been deported for > crimes several times. > > Stay abreast of the latest developments from nation's capital and beyond > with curated *News Alerts* from the Washington Examiner news desk and > delivered to your inbox. > > "Sanctuary cities are a hub for illegal aliens and criminal activity, and > we've seen the tragic results of these policies time and time again. It has > been more than a year since Kate Steinle was murdered at the hands of a > criminal illegal alien who intentionally sought out shelter in San > Francisco due to the city's sanctuary policies. This violence and suffering > is intolerable and completely preventable," said Culberson. > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYmZuMG90BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NjgxMDI5MjA-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbDVybmJpBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ2ODEwMjkyMA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of Use > <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
