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Gov. Youngkin proposes withholding state funding from Virginia’s ‘sanctuary cities’

Gov. Youngkin proposes withholding state funding from Virginia’s ‘sanctuary cities’

FoxNewsFlashtopheadlinesarehere.Checkoutwhat’sclickingonFoxnews.com. VirginiaGov.GlennYoungkin,aRepublican,isthreateningtowithholdstatefundingfromlocalgovernmentsiftheydonotcooperatewithfederalimmigrationenforcementofficials. TheproposalcomesasthegovernorseekstoeliminatetheCommonwealth’s“sanctuarycities,”whichareareasthatchoosetoprotectmigrantswithoutlegalstatusratherthancooperatewithfederalofficialstoenforceimmigrationlaw. YoungkinfirstfloatedtheideaofwithholdingfundinginDecember.ThegovernorhasnowproposeditasanamendmenttothestatebudgetpassedbytheGeneralAssembly,accordingtoFox5DC. YOUNGKINTODRAFTSANCTUARYCITYBAN,MAKINGSTATEFUNDINGCONTINGENTONICECOOPERATION VirginiaGov.GlennYoungkinisthreateningtowithholdstatefundingfromlocalgovernmentswith“sanctuarycity”policies.(EvaMarieUzcategui/BloombergviaGettyImages) Theproposalwouldensurethatstatefundingdoesnotgot