WASHINGTON (NETWORK INDIANA) — Lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that are intended to shore up immigration policy with regard to securing the southern border.
The No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act (H.R. 5717) is a bill meant to further clamp down on places throughout the U.S. that are not cooperating with federal immigration officers in tracking down those unlawfully in the U.S. The Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act (H.R. 7909) would make it easier to deport undocumented people who are guilty of sex offenses or domestic violence.
Both bills were discussed by the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. Both bills have heavy support from Republicans, while Democrats pushed back on them.
Judiciary ranking member Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said H.R. 5717 would essentially allow for federal funding cuts to entire states, which he said would harm the people the bill is intended to protect.
“This would lead to cuts in education, transportation, law enforcement, and healthcare among other needed services,” Nadler said. “This bill comes straight out of Project 2025.”
He added that Republicans are trying to make American citizens “afraid of illegal immigrants.” Nadler also called H.R. 7909 “redundant” saying that current laws already on the books are sufficient to prosecute people accused of sexual crimes and domestic violence.
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) followed up that these policies would end up bankrupting many cities and states with the threat of pulling federal funding.
That’s where Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN) drew a line.
“I think it’s rich to hear the other side of the aisle say that what Republicans are doing with respect to the border and these cities is ‘undermining public health and safety’,” she said. “I think letting 10 million or more illegal immigrants flooding into the country is doing the most to undermine public health, public safety, and undermining our cities.”
Houchin accused Democrats of trying to “distract” lawmakers from what she said are the real issues regarding the border. She said Democrats are responsible for a “self-made crisis” at the southern border placing blame at the feet of executive orders from President Biden undoing former President Trump’s border policies.
The pair bills still have many hurdles to clear before they end up on the House floor for full discussion, that’s if they make it that far.
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Just ask yourself who uncontrolled immigration helps or hurts. None of these people that come here illegally seem to ever assimilate. One of my great grandfathers came from Sweden. His obituary said that no man new more about our government. He assimilated. HE also died m ore than 60 years before I was born so I never met him in person. He became a citizen and swore off all allegiance to King Oscar III of Sweden. Yes it takes too long for an immigrant to become a citizen legally. But it is worth the effort because there is assimilation. You can;t have Haitians, for example, coming her from an utterly failed state, failed for my entire lifetime, then expect them to comply with our laws and norms. We cannot have violent gangs from any other country coming here because they intend to continue their crimes of violence upon a mostly peaceful American Citizenry wholly unprepared for such activities. We cannot have weak and feckless local officials that refuse to recognize this problem and let the gangs run rampant over the taxpayers that have elected them either. I believe the Marxicrats and RINOs want massive illegal immigration because they know it will destroy this REPUBLIC. NO its not a democracy it is a REPUBLIC. Then they can create a new government not so attuned to the will of THE PEOPLE as we have now, at least on paper, you know the US Constitution..
I suspect many of you have a similar ancestry as I have. I have no problem with immigration. But your first move when coming her cannot be breaking our laws. Neither can the next ten move you make. When we see other country leaders refusing to let us deport their citizens then this is tantamount to war with them or them with us. Check out the immigration laws and policies of any country to our south. Much harder if not impossible than our laws.