Senator Blackburn on DHS Funding, Immigration, and Sanctuary Cities

DHS Funding and Immigration Policy

• ⚠️ Senator Blackburn expresses concern that discussions on DHS funding may become "wobbly" on immigration, calling it "unwise."
• 💡 She criticizes Senator Schumer, labeling him an "open border guy" who wants to interfere with ICE operations and officer attire.
• 💰 A continuing resolution reportedly puts more money into ICE than a stalled bipartisan appropriations bill that included body cameras for ICE officers.

Public Opinion on Immigration

• 📊 Polls indicate a vast majority of people, regardless of political affiliation, want criminal illegal aliens deported.
• 🎯 Specific poll numbers cited range from 64% to 78% in favor of deporting individuals who have committed crimes.

Sanctuary Cities and Law Enforcement Cooperation

• 🚫 The issue of sanctuary cities is highlighted as a major contributor to problems, with the suggestion that eliminating them would resolve many issues.
• 🤝 Examples like Minneapolis and Memphis are used to show the success of cooperation between local, state, and federal agencies in apprehending criminals and illegal weapons, leading to significant crime rate reductions.
• 👮 Police chiefs and officials reportedly want to cooperate with ICE but are prevented by politicians due to sanctuary city policies.

Proposed Legislation and Accountability

• ⚖️ Senator Blackburn mentions potential legislation, including an amendment to eliminate sanctuary city funding and a bill to make doxing federal law enforcement officers a federal crime.
• 📄 Her Fraud Accountability Act aims to make defrauding government entities or citizens a cause for deportation or denaturalization.