Rep. Doggett: Anti-Immigrant Bill Puts Politics Over Public Safety

Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Democrat on the House Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee and former justice on the Texas Supreme Court, spoke on the House Floor today in support of the immigrant community and local law enforcement and against the misleadingly-named Republican bill, "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act" and Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4). Rep. Doggett said:

"Both President Trump and his Texas look-alike Governor Greg Abbott want to deny funds and intimidate local governments who rightfully refuse to place politics over public safety. Our police chiefs in San Antonio in Austin… they say that maintaining the trust and confidence of the immigrant community to report crime, to be witnesses concerning crime… that makes us all safer, immigrant and non-immigrant alike. I would say that the only sanctuary this bill provides is a sanctuary for prejudice...We should reject this bill and affirm welcoming cities like mine that are a refuge to anti-immigrant hysteria."

You can view Rep. Doggett's full remarks here: https://youtu.be/cKU7_7YH9jk

###