Red States Snap Into Gear To Help Trump Enforce Immigration Laws; Red State Leader Calls for States to Stand Behind Trump’s Ban on Funding Illegal Immigration

Red States Snap Into Gear To Help Trump Enforce Immigration Laws:

‘Having employers that are knowingly coming in and bringing in illegal aliens who they know should not be in our country … there needs to be stiff penalties.’

President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions that have successfully — and significantly — decreased illegal border crossings. But as Iowa State Rep. Steven Holt said, “States have got to start defending themselves” too — and several are doing just that.

Energized by the first White House in decades to faithfully enforce federal immigration laws, Republican-run states are moving quickly to help address the consequences of unchecked illegal immigration, such as job loss, chaotic public schools, neighborhood blight, social service outlays, and disregard for the law. Legislatures currently in session are considering numerous key bills to complement federal efforts as poll numbers show solid majorities of Americans support immigration enforcement.

“We now have a new president in the White House, but we had an administration for four years that did nothing on the southern border, allowed an invasion which impacted our citizens in a profound way,” Holt said.

In turn, the Iowa House voted to advance House Study Bill 15, which would make it a crime to smuggle an illegal alien or hide them from law enforcement.

Meanwhile Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law in January making it a crime for illegal immigrants who have previously been deported or barred from entering the country for illegally reentering Iowa. A federal appellate panel said Iowa could not enforce the law, with Judge Duane Benton writing for the court that the law could incentivize illegal immigrants “to move from Iowa to different states, forcing federal officials to expend limited resources to locate them” and “may antagonize foreign nations whose citizens are affected.”

Reynolds also instructed Iowa’s enforcement officials to “fully cooperate and assist” with federal deportation efforts.

Indiana State Reps. JB Prescott, Chris Jeter, Michelle Davis, and Garrett Bascom introduced HB 1531 in January that would compliment federal efforts to address illegal immigration.

The legislation would, in part, make clear that all Indiana law enforcement must honor an ICE detainer request to hold a person in custody for 48 hours. The legislation would also work to eliminate the incentive for illegal aliens to come to Indiana by creating licensing penalties for employers who hire illegal immigrants. Further, the proposed legislation would help the state gather data on migration into the state to best understand the impact illegal immigrants have on residents and state resources.

In Arkansas, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has pledged to support the Defense Against Criminals Act, which would add enhanced penalties on violent illegal immigrants, according to Sanders.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills in February “designed to expedite deportations of undocumented immigrants,” according to Florida Phoenix. The legislation “will invest control of immigration enforcement in a new State Board of Immigration Enforcement” and will provide grants to local law enforcement that cooperate with federal immigration laws. —>READ MORE HERE

Red state leader calls for states to stand behind Trump’s ban on funding illegal immigration:

‘Every state has a decision to make,’ says Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters

As Democrat states double down on resisting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters is calling on states to stand behind the president and take a proactive role in implementing his executive orders.

Walters, a Republican, believes that all state elected officials and agencies, including state education systems, have a role to play in implementing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

“You’ve got Democrat governors, you’ve got Democrat elected officials saying we’re going to thwart this in any way we can,” he said. “Where are the states that are moving at lightning speed to enact these agenda items?”

Last week, he filed an inquiry to Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to clarify how the Oklahoma public education system can implement Trump’s executive order ending taxpayer funding for programs that incentivize illegal immigration.

The order, titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” directs the heads of each federal executive department and agency to examine their agencies to “ensure, to the maximum extent permitted by law, that no taxpayer-funded benefits go to unqualified aliens.”

The purpose of this, according to the order, is to “prevent taxpayer resources from acting as a magnet and fueling illegal immigration to the United States.”

Drummond responded on Monday by praising Trump and his order while asserting that it does not affect state agencies and that Walters’ request is “nothing more than manufactured political drama.”

He also criticized Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt for what he called his “many failures in dealing with this critical issue here in Oklahoma.”

Stitt, in turn, responded to these criticisms by telling Fox News Digital, “Sadly, once again, we are just getting noise from people campaigning for their next political promotion.” —>READ MORE HERE

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