FAIR Urges Senate to Pass the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act (S. 2146)

“Policies that protect people who are breaking U.S. immigration laws, including criminal aliens who have been arrested for other offenses, jeopardize the lives and safety of Americans. They also violate federal law. It is essential that Congress act immediately to end these policies,” declared Dan Stein, president of FAIR, in a press release issued today.

“The Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act is commonsense legislation designed to deter local government officials that actively shield illegal aliens from being removed from the United States,” Stein said. “Jurisdictions that thwart even the minimal immigration law enforcement being carried out by the Obama administration should not expect to be the beneficiaries of federal law enforcement grants.

Read more at FAIR’s site.