Gov. Youngkin proposes withholding state funding from Virginia’s ‘sanctuary cities’
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VirginiaGov.GlennYoungkin,aRepublican,isthreateningtowithholdstatefundingfromlocalgovernmentsiftheydonotcooperatewithfederalimmigrationenforcementofficials.
TheproposalcomesasthegovernorseekstoeliminatetheCommonwealth’s“sanctuarycities,”whichareareasthatchoosetoprotectmigrantswithoutlegalstatusratherthancooperatewithfederalofficialstoenforceimmigrationlaw.
YoungkinfirstfloatedtheideaofwithholdingfundinginDecember.ThegovernorhasnowproposeditasanamendmenttothestatebudgetpassedbytheGeneralAssembly,accordingtoFox5DC.
YOUNGKINTODRAFTSANCTUARYCITYBAN,MAKINGSTATEFUNDINGCONTINGENTONICECOOPERATION
VirginiaGov.GlennYoungkinisthreateningtowithholdstatefundingfromlocalgovernmentswith“sanctuarycity”policies.(EvaMarieUzcategui/BloombergviaGettyImages)
Theproposalwouldensurethatstatefundingdoesnotgot