Senator Hagerty on China's Warfare Campaign and Sanctuary Cities

China's Multi-faceted Warfare Against the US

• ⚠️ Senator Hagerty asserts that China is waging war on the US through various means, including bioterrorism and espionage.
• 💊 A significant concern is China's role in supplying fentanyl and its precursors into the United States, fueling crime.
• 🏫 The senator points to Confucius Institutes and TikTok's content as examples of China's efforts to indoctrinate American youth.
• 🇨🇳 The relationship with China has shifted from rivalry to considering them an "enemy".

Sanctuary Cities and Immigration Policy

• 🚨 Hagerty criticizes sanctuary cities for attracting illegal aliens, which he believes is done to increase census counts for more congressional districts and electoral votes.
• 🚫 He argues that enforcing immigration law is the federal government's responsibility, not local or state governments.
• 💰 To combat this, Hagerty is introducing legislation to withhold community development block grants from sanctuary cities.
• 🇺🇸 The senator emphasizes that the United States and its cities should not be sanctuary nations or cities.