Hillary Clinton Ignores Her Own Rhetoric And Record On Sanctuary Cities
Clinton Bombarded
Republican Candidates With Attacks On Immigration Policy Without Getting Her
Own Policy Straight
Clinton Chose To Portray Republican Candidates In A Negative Light On Immigration. “Clinton displayed little hesitation about attacking Republicans herself, saying that she is ‘very disappointed’ in Donald Trump for his comments about immigrants and in the Republican Party for not condemning his remarks more quickly. She then pivoted to skewering the entire GOP field for their immigration stance, saying, ‘They’re on a spectrum of hostility, which I think is really regrettable in a nation of immigrants like ours.’” (Eric Bradner, “Hillary Clinton: ‘People Should And Do Trust Me,’” CNN, 7/8/15)
Clinton Says Sanctuary Cities Should Seek Guidance On Deportations From The Federal Government
Clinton Stated That The City Should Have Listened To The Department Of Homeland Security’s Request To Deport This Criminal. CLINTON: “Well, what should be done is any city should listen to the Department of Homeland Security, which as I understand it urged them to deport this man again after he got out of prison another time. Here’s a case where we’ve deported, we’ve deported, we’ve deported, he ends back up in our country. And I think the city made a mistake. The city made a mistake not to deport someone that the federal government strongly felt should be deported.” (CNN’s “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” 7/7/15)
In 2007, Clinton Said That Sanctuary Cities Should Ignore Federal Immigration Laws
However In Clinton’s Previous Presidential Campaign, She Advocated For The Local Law Enforcement To Ignore Federal Agencies Requests. RUSSERT: “But you would allow the sanctuary cities to disobey the federal law?” CLINTON: “Well, I don’t think there is any choice. The ICE groups go in and raid individuals, but if you’re a local police chief and you’re trying to solve a crime that you know people from the immigrant community have information about, they may not talk to you if they think you’re also going to be enforcing the immigration laws. Local law enforcement has a different job than federal immigration enforcement. The problem is the federal government has totally abdicated its responsibility.” (Hillary Clinton, 2007 Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 9/26/07)
As A Senator, Clinton Voted To Ensure Federal Funding For Sanctuary Cities That Disregard Federal Immigration Laws
In 2008, Clinton Voted To Kill An Amendment That Would Restrict Federal Funding For Sanctuary Cities. “Dorgan, D-N.D., motion to table (kill) the Vitter, R-La., amendment no. 4309 that would allow an adjustment to the resolution to restrict Community-Oriented Policing Services funding from going to jurisdictions that prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal agencies looking for illegal immigrants.” (S. Con. Res. 70, CQ Vote #69: Adopted 58-40: R 9-39; D 47-1, 3/13/08, Clinton Voted Yea)
- Sen. David Vitter’s (D-LA) Amendment Would Have Ensured That “Federal Assistance Does Not Go To Sanctuary Cities.” “To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.” (S. Con. Res. 70; S. Amdt. 4309, Introduced 3/13/08)
