Republicans pass Sanctuary Cities Act

List of Sanctuary Cities

On Thursday, in a party lines vote, the U.S. House passed a measure cutting off federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to states and cities that refuse to enforce current immigration laws. We don't enforce them in Lake Worth or anywhere in Palm Beach County because of Ric Bradshaw who wimped out and will not comply with detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents unless there is an active arrest warrant for the individual.

The “Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act" from U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., passed the House on 241-179 votes. Six Democrats joined the Republican majority in supporting the measure while five Republicans voted against it. My question is, what in the hell is wrong with Democrats?

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I have asked Scott Maxwell as well as the city manager if whether Lake Worth has any specific policy on its being a sanctuary city.  What makes us a sanctuary city now that the Mentoring Center (day labor center) no longer exists. Are we a sanctuary city or get any money from the federal government for being on a list recognizing Lake Worth as a sanctuary city. I did hear back from the city manager with this reply:

From: Michael Bornstein [mailto:mbornstein@LakeWorth.org]
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 11:19 AM
To: 'lynn113@comcast.net'; Scott Maxwell
Subject: RE: sanctuary city status

Lynn,

We have not been able to find any legislative action designating us as a ‘Sanctuary City’ therefore I assert the answer is no. I believe we were included in a list compiled by web sites back in the early 2000’s possibly based on the employment center?

M