From House Republican 2:
“I think the leadership is scared of doing a sanctuary cities bill. If a bill got to the floor such as the Cotton bill linking federal law enforcement grants to following immigration law, it would pass with flying colors. But I think the leadership sees it as something that would lead the media to say Republicans are against immigrants. I personally think it would be terrible politics for Democrats to oppose it, but I bet the D.C.-based consultants who influence the leadership disagree.”
That’s not necessarily a representative sample of views, but it does suggest a lot of Republicans will want to act. And if they do, they will at least take the minimal step of pressuring cities to report multiple felons like Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez. The question, then, is whether enough Democrats would go along. And then, if such a bill passes House and Senate, whether President Obama would sign even a modest, limited measure to pressure sanctuary cities to obey the law.
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