Pursuing Laws To Stop Sanctuary Cities

The newspaper reports that other states are taking action as well:

In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has withheld millions of dollars in grants to Travis County, which includes Austin. State Sen. Charles Perry (R), who has sponsored one of the 23 bills dealing with sanctuary city legislation, said state grants make up a substantial portion of many city and county budgets, which means local officials pay attention when a state moves to block those funds. 

“The only way you can get a jurisdiction’s attention is if you withhold the money,” Perry said. “We have several jurisdictions in Texas that, either implicit or explicit, have become sanctuary cities.” 

Virginia legislators passed a ban on sanctuary cities earlier this year, though Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed that measure. Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is likely to do the same to Reschenthaler’s bill in Pennsylvania if it passes the state House.

The meat and potatoes of these efforts will likely come not from Republican lawmakers and not even from the Department of Justice. They will come with a turning of public opinion against these sanctuary policies, which endanger communities and violate federal law. If Republicans can get the messaging right – which simply means letting Americans see for themselves what harm these policies are doing – the rest will quickly fall into place.

We hope.

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