LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan House committee is looking to stop local governments from becoming “sanctuary cities” that don’t cooperate with immigration authorities.
The House Local Government Committee approved two bills that would ban local units of government from calling themselves sanctuary cities. It would also prohibit local governments from enacting laws that limit cooperation with federal officials.
Tense testimony was given in opposition, with concerns that the bills would lead to racial profiling and lawsuits against police. Republican state Rep. James Lower of Cedar Lake is chairman of the committee. He counters that many attorneys have looked at the bills and found that would not happen. Several amendments from Democrats on the committee were defeated.
The bills were approved 7-4 along party lines and now go to the full House.
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We are now passing new laws to enforce old laws? We are now passing new laws to prevent other new laws from avoiding old laws? We pay these people to do this believe it or not!
Dying societies collect laws like old men collect remedies.
Enforce the laws we have and start to eliminate the silly or no longer applicable regulations until we have a sane number left.