{"id":21252,"date":"2019-03-18T14:41:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T18:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=21252"},"modified":"2019-03-18T14:41:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T18:41:06","slug":"has-colorados-governor-forgotten-the-anti-sanctuary-promise-he-made-to-voters-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/03\/18\/has-colorados-governor-forgotten-the-anti-sanctuary-promise-he-made-to-voters-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Colorado’s Governor Forgotten The Anti-Sanctuary Promise He Made To Voters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While campaigning for governor last year, then-Congressman Jared Polis (D) promised not to support legislation to make Colorado a sanctuary state. He subsequently reinforced this pledge during a televised debate<\/a> after being asked point-blank about whether he supports sanctuary cities. He responded with a single-word answer: \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that he\u2019s governor, Polis\nhas an opportunity to back up that promise with a firm veto threat against some\nvery real and dangerous sanctuary legislation currently under consideration in\nthe Colorado General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Bill (HB) 1124<\/a> is a disastrous proposal that would inflict even more damage than the open-borders lobby has with California\u2019s sanctuary laws. Among other provisions, the bill seeks to \u00a0deny Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to local jails and state prisons, prohibits law enforcement from cooperating with ICE, ignores immigration detainers, and releases criminal aliens back into the community, just for starters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results of California\u2019s sanctuary provisions have been predictably catastrophic. Today, illegal aliens are 231 percent more likely to be incarcerated for a crime in California than U.S. citizens and legal immigrants combined, according to FAIR\u2019s recent crime study<\/a>.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colorado\u2019s bill would go further still, including none of the exceptions even in California\u2019s sanctuary law, SB 54<\/a>. At least California gives law enforcement the option to cooperate with immigration authorities if an illegal alien has been convicted of any one of 31 serious crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, will Gov. Polis rise to\nthe occasion to keep his campaign promise and deny illegal aliens yet another\nsanctuary haven?  There\u2019s good reason to\nbe skeptical.  Despite his pledge, the\ngovernor actually has a shoddy record when it comes to immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While serving in Congress, Polis voted in 2015<\/a>, 2016<\/a>, and 2017<\/a> against legislation which would\u2019ve outlawed sanctuary cities nationwide and denied federal funding to local governments. He even voted against<\/a> a bill to re-authorize funding for the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, his campaign promise can\u2019t be taken at face value since he has made wildly inconsistent statements on the issue.\u00a0 During a press interview<\/a>, Polis said that he \u201cwill prevent President Trump, or any president, from commandeering local law enforcement to enforce their Washington, D.C. priorities.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet in the very same\ninterview, he said, \u201cif somebody is arrested for a crime and they\u2019re not here\nlegally, they should be deported.\u201d So maybe what the governor is really saying\nhere is that he\u2019s in favor of arresting and deporting illegal aliens only if\nthe federal government does it alone. But, Polis knows that it is extremely difficult\nfor immigration authorities to accomplish this without the cooperation of law\nenforcement. Perhaps it\u2019s easier (or more convenient) for him to give\ncontradictory statements than it is to have a firm stance on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now it\u2019s time for bold\npositions: time to take a stand rather than keep waffling. Gov. Polis should make\nit absolutely clear to the legislature that he will veto any sanctuary bill they\ndecide to send him. It\u2019s not too late for the governor to show leadership on\nthis issue, and back up his words with deeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While campaigning for governor last year, then-Congressman Jared Polis (D) promised not to support legislation to make Colorado a sanctuary state. He subsequently reinforced this pledge during a televised debate after being asked point-blank about whether he supports sanctuary cities. He responded with a single-word answer: \u201cno.\u201d Now that he\u2019s governor, Polis has an opportunity<\/p>\n

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