Victory in House Vote for Tancredo, Defeat for Sanctuary Cities

"The U.S. House of Representatives [Friday] morning voted to withhold federal emergency services funding for 'sanctuary cities' that protect illegal immigrants. Anti-illegal immigration champion Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., sponsored the measure, which he says would apply to cities such as Denver and Boulder. He was elated by its passage, which stunned critics and supporters alike," the Rocky Mountain News reported. "The Littleton Republican's amendment to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill appears to have no language specifically defining a sanctuary city. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has long disputed giving the city that label. 'The issue has come to fruition,' Tancredo said by cell phone after the vote. 'The people of the country really have spoken. It's a really good indicator of just how much closer to the people the House is than the Senate is.'"

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