WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, DFL legislators introduced the North STAR Act, legislation that would give Minnesota ‘Sanctuary State’ status, thus prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement and banning state government officials from enforcing civil immigration laws.
The Minnesota Republican Congressional delegation sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz highlighting a number of concerns with the DFL’s efforts to make Minnesota a Sanctuary State.
As stated in the letter, “The “Sanctuary City/State” experiment has proven to be an utter failure. These states and municipalities have become overrun with illegal immigrants and have used public schools, recreation centers, and parks to shelter these individuals. Now, residents in certain parts of the country are being asked to shelter illegal immigrants in their homes. We would like to remind you of the terrorist recently caught in Minneapolis who entered our country illegally through the southern border. Minnesotans do not need more crime and unknown terrorists in their towns and cities.
“This experiment is also costly and dangerous; “Sanctuary” status costs taxpayers billions of dollars. Minnesota is already one of the highest-taxed states in the nation. We advise you against increasing the economic stress of the citizenry by gifting their hard-earned tax dollars to illegal immigrants.”
Read the full letter HERE.
Congresswoman Fischbach was at the southern border earlier this month. She has talked with law enforcement and border patrol officers. She has a clear understanding of the very real crisis this country finds itself in due to this administration's negligence and knows that now, more than ever, we need to be supporting and working with law enforcement not against them.
