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Senate Dems Block Sanctuary Cities Bill

By Jeralyn, Section Legislation
Posted on Wed Oct 21, 2015 at 08:07:00 AM EST
Tags: immigration reform (all tags)
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Senate Democrats blocked the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act yesterday by a vote of 54 to 45. Republicans needed 60 votes to keep the bill, introduced by Vitter of Louisiana, moving forward.

The bill would have stopped some law enforcement funding and community development grants to states and cities that don’t hold immigrants for federal immigration officials.

The bill would have also mandated a five- to 10-year minimum prison sentence for a person convicted of a felony or drug-related misdemeanors who reenters the United States illegally.

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Barbara Boxer:

“You get five years if you try to get out of Mexico? There’s no support for that,” Boxer said.

Diane Feinstein:

Feinstein said in a statement that she supports mandating communication about violent criminals between local, state and federal law enforcement, but that Vitter’s bill would have applied to all immigrants in the country illegally, not just those with violent pasts.

“This is a standard that could be abused in another administration, and it is potentially a huge unfunded mandate to impose on states and localities,” she said.

Harry Reid:

"Like the disgusting and outrageous language championed by Trump, this legislation paints all immigrants as 'criminals and rapists,'" Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday.

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