WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) blasted sanctuary city mayors on the consequences of their policies to protect criminal illegal aliens over American citizens.
Congressman Higgins emphasized the devastating impact of sanctuary policies on public safety, highlighting the story of Louisiana native Wesley Hayes, who lost his life in a car accident with an illegal alien who had been previously arrested and then released.
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Key Excerpts from the Video are Included Below:
“Three months ago, we were at the tail end of four years of millions and millions of illegals coming into our country, it was out of control. The only thing that has happened since then is we had an election in November. We’re not pulling the curtain back; we have ripped the curtain from the rods. We have revealed to America just how fast we could have secured our border if you had an executive that was willing to enforce the law. So now we’re paying attention to our municipalities”
“The policies of these mayors and our previous president have consequences, real-life consequences. I have a family here today, Mr. Chairman, who lost their beautiful loved one. This young man was killed by an illegal immigrant in Texas that never should have been in our country. He’ll never be here to raise his daughter, Ann Marie, to love and cherish and honor and uphold his beautiful wife, Olivia. And you mayors have a responsibility not just to your communities and the citizens you’re sworn to serve but, by extension, to the entire Republic.”
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“America is fed up with this betrayal of oath, and you’ll be held accountable. One of you said you’re willing to go to jail. We might give you that opportunity, good mayor.”
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“If you commit a felony in America, you get arrested and prosecuted and convicted and incarcerated, you can expect to be separated from your children. But let me say there’s a sunset to that separation because when you do your time, you’ll be released. You can return to your family.”
“This young man will never return to his family, and he should have never been removed from his family. If we had a president and heads of our municipalities that were willing to uphold the federal law that exists.”
“America is moving into a new era of enforcement of our own laws. Welcome to it.”
