Sanctuary cities place more importance on ‘relationships with illegal immigrant communities” than the safety of citizens

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On Tuesday, the Justice Department issued a new warning to sanctuary cities telling them to cooperate fully with federal immigration agents in order to receive federal law enforcement grant money. The Justice Department hopes enforcing these requirements will help them crack down on MS-13 and other violent transnational gangs. The Washington Times has the details:…

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President Trump touts success: ‘I have cut illegal immigration on Southern border by 78%’

President Trump promised his supporters that he would continue to crack down on illegal immigration and problems stemming from the abuse of our immigration laws like sanctuary cities, violent gangs and drug traffickers – and he’s getting results. The Daily Caller has the details:   “Since I took office we have cut illegal immigration on…

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Congress moves to fund President Trump’s border wall

Congressional Republicans are planning to provide funding to help President Trump uphold his campaign promise to build a wall on our southern border. Congress will vote on allocating $1.6B for the project while Democrats are promising to shut the government down to stop President Trump’s attempts to secure our borders and enhance our national security.…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 7/24/17

CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with the first votes scheduled for 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Thursday. And then the House will leave for its August recess, not to return until Tuesday, September 5. The Senate will return on Monday, with the first vote set for 5:30. The Senate…

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Louisiana Senators and Staff Scarce When Activists Seek to Remind them of their Promises

On Thursday, Tea Party Patriots activists in the great state of Louisiana set out to deliver signatures from Louisiana Patriots asking Senators Cassidy and Kennedy to keep their promises and vote to repeal ObamaCare. You would think it would be relatively easy for a constituent to remind their Senator of a promise, but they are…

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Johnson credits Trump’s rhetoric for decline in illegal immigrants crossing border

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday that the decreasing number of illegal immigrants crossing the southwestern U.S. border is partly due to President Trump’s rhetoric. The Washington Examiner has the story: While working for former President Barack Obama, Johnson and other officials worked for years to reduce illegal immigration after the 2014 border…

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