U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett: President Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Orders—Broken Promise, Improper Overreach

Washington – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) responded to President Donald Trump's new executive actions:

"President Trump's anti-immigrant orders mask his broken campaign promise—he is not building a wall that Mexico will pay for. Now he demands that American taxpayers pay for his folly with the false hope that someday he can eventually extort the money from Mexico. Nor does he have legal authority to interfere with local law enforcement by denying federal funds to those wrongly categorized as "sanctuary cities." To achieve both true security and economic growth, we need to reject his narrow-minded approach in favor of comprehensive immigration reform."