Ross Votes to Pass the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act

Statement

U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 3009, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act, which will amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to cut off specific federal grants to state and local jurisdictions that (1) have policies in place that prohibit or restrict communication with the Department of Homeland Security regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status; or (2) prohibit state or local law enforcement officials from gathering information about an individual's citizenship or immigration status.

"The tragic murder of Kate Steinle by a criminal alien in San Francisco, a sanctuary city, should loudly resonate a call to action within all of us. Time and again, I have stated the first step to our country's immigration reform is to secure our borders. Until that is done, my colleagues and I must continue taking swift action to protect the American people from preventable crimes committed by illegal aliens.

"Congress must consider multiple pieces of legislation that will lead us to conservative immigration reform, including the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. I was proud to vote for this bill today to ensure sanctuary cities and jurisdictions enforce immigration laws already on the books and do not prohibit or restrict their government officers and employees from abiding by these laws and communicating with immigration officials.

"Under the Obama Administration's policies, the U.S. is becoming a sanctuary nation. The president must be stopped from unilaterally shutting down immigration enforcement."

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