CHICAGO (WLS) — Latino communities in Chicago are bracing for a President Donald Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration: a campaign promise that will likely be carried out by a Republican Congress.
With a new session starting Friday, Illinois Congresswoman Delia Ramirez is warning her constituents about what is buried in a Republican rules package.
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“If anything shows you the level of division and dysfunction is the rules package,” said Rep. Ramirez, a Democrat from Illinois’ 3rd District.
Ramirez said one of the bills aims to withhold federal funding to sanctuary cities and states.
“It pretty much states any government entity, city, state, that has a sanctuary designation that uses federal funds to support immigrant families, immigrant children, would lose a funding specifically associated with that service,” Ramirez said.
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