The LuLac Edition #1617, May 31st, 2011
PHOTO INDEX: U.S. SENATOR BOB CASEY AND U.S. CONGRESSMAN LOU BARLETTA.
CASEY FUND RAISER
Bob Casey is going to have a summer outing. The date is June 25th and will be held from noon to 3pm in Hanover Township at 323 Countrywood Drive, Hanover Township, PA 18706. Recommended contribution is $35.00. You can get tickets Please make contributions payable to: Bob Casey for Senate
PO Box 58746, Philadelphia, PA 19102 RSVP IS MANDATORY BY JUNE 21st 570-575-5067 or Cassandra@bobcasey.com.
BARLETTA’S SANCTUARY CITY BILL
Congressman Lou Barletta will be on the steps of Hazleton City Hall later this morning introducing his Sanctuary City Bill. It seems like there are many Americans who agree with the Congressman.
A national poll by Rasmussen Reports show that 59 percent of Americans support a new bill being drafted by Barletta, that would cut off federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities.
The Rasmussen survey showed that three out of five likely voters favor a cutoff of federal funds to sanctuary cities. Just 28 percent are opposed and 13 percent say they are not sure.
Also, 58 percent of voters think the U.S. Department of Justice should take legal action against cities that provide sanctuary for illegal immigrants. Twenty-six percent (26 percent) oppose having the Department of Justice prosecute sanctuary cities, and 16 percent are not sure.
On May 4, Rep. Barletta announced that he is finishing drafting his first piece of legislation, the “Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act,” or MASC Act. This bill will crack down on cities whose elected officials willfully choose to not enforce immigration policy by withholding all federal funding from them as long as their sanctuary policies are in place.
“The people of the 11th District know that illegal immigration is a serious problem that affects all of us. It’s good to see that people in the rest of the country feel the same way. Elected officials of local municipalities cannot pick and choose the federal laws they enforce. If the elected leaders of these cities choose to ignore federal law, they should not expect to get federal money. That’s just common sense,” Rep. Barletta said.
“I stood up against illegal immigration as a mayor because I saw the effect it was having on my small city’s limited budget. Now I can really see that, at the federal level, this problem is costing the American taxpayers billions of dollars a year. The American people are tired of seeing their money wasted, and the Rasmussen poll clearly shows they feel sanctuary cities do not deserve federal money as long as they willfully ignore federal law,” Rep. Barletta added.
The Rasmussen poll shows that 65 percent of likely voters oppose the establishment of sanctuary cities; only 17 percent support their creation, and 18 percent are undecided.
Bob Casey is going to have a summer outing. The date is June 25th and will be held from noon to 3pm in Hanover Township at 323 Countrywood Drive, Hanover Township, PA 18706. Recommended contribution is $35.00. You can get tickets Please make contributions payable to: Bob Casey for Senate
PO Box 58746, Philadelphia, PA 19102 RSVP IS MANDATORY BY JUNE 21st 570-575-5067 or Cassandra@bobcasey.com.
BARLETTA’S SANCTUARY CITY BILL
Congressman Lou Barletta will be on the steps of Hazleton City Hall later this morning introducing his Sanctuary City Bill. It seems like there are many Americans who agree with the Congressman.
A national poll by Rasmussen Reports show that 59 percent of Americans support a new bill being drafted by Barletta, that would cut off federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities.
The Rasmussen survey showed that three out of five likely voters favor a cutoff of federal funds to sanctuary cities. Just 28 percent are opposed and 13 percent say they are not sure.
Also, 58 percent of voters think the U.S. Department of Justice should take legal action against cities that provide sanctuary for illegal immigrants. Twenty-six percent (26 percent) oppose having the Department of Justice prosecute sanctuary cities, and 16 percent are not sure.
On May 4, Rep. Barletta announced that he is finishing drafting his first piece of legislation, the “Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act,” or MASC Act. This bill will crack down on cities whose elected officials willfully choose to not enforce immigration policy by withholding all federal funding from them as long as their sanctuary policies are in place.
“The people of the 11th District know that illegal immigration is a serious problem that affects all of us. It’s good to see that people in the rest of the country feel the same way. Elected officials of local municipalities cannot pick and choose the federal laws they enforce. If the elected leaders of these cities choose to ignore federal law, they should not expect to get federal money. That’s just common sense,” Rep. Barletta said.
“I stood up against illegal immigration as a mayor because I saw the effect it was having on my small city’s limited budget. Now I can really see that, at the federal level, this problem is costing the American taxpayers billions of dollars a year. The American people are tired of seeing their money wasted, and the Rasmussen poll clearly shows they feel sanctuary cities do not deserve federal money as long as they willfully ignore federal law,” Rep. Barletta added.
The Rasmussen poll shows that 65 percent of likely voters oppose the establishment of sanctuary cities; only 17 percent support their creation, and 18 percent are undecided.
posted by David Yonki @ 12:01 AM
4 comments
4 Comments:
If Barletta can purpose this type of legislation, he should be required to offer workable solutions as to what to do with these people. Saying they should go home is simply unrealistic and impossible to enforce. What makes a city a haven for illegal's? How are city's supposed to enforce immigration laws when they can't afford normal police coverage? This is just more thoughtless grandstanding by Lou Barletta. My town can't afford what little police protection we now have and Barletta wants us to become a federal enforcement agency? Why doesn't Barletta just enjoy the sites in Washington and let the serious work up to serious people. We can send a real Congressman to Washington after the next Congressional election. Ready for lunch David?
Unless I am missing something, local municipalities do not enforce federal law, contrary to the brain trust Barletta's quote,
"Elected officials of local municipalities cannot pick and choose the federal laws they enforce."
How about a Medicare Sanctuary Act?
Barletta, a one termer if I've ever seen one.
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