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Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today issued the following statement on the Senate's vote on sanctuary city legislation:
"Last year, an innocent young woman named, Kate Steinle was murdered by an illegal immigrant in broad daylight in San Francisco while her father watched in horror. Kate and numerous other victims like her would still be with us today if the existence of sanctuary cities did not enable their killers to stay in the United States.
"Today we had an opportunity to honor Kate's memory and pass legislation that would help prevent this kind of senseless tragedy from happening again. But once again Senate Democrats put politics ahead of common-sense public safety efforts. It's unacceptable that cities would issue ordinances that explicitly aim to frustrate federal immigration laws that are supposed to keep illegal immigrant felons off the streets. And U.S. taxpayers shouldn't be expected to support such misguided local policies that put their safety in jeopardy. No matter their political affiliation, local officials should support the rule of law and protect the safety of all Americans."
