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[quote=Anonymous].....despite the fact that he indicated during the campaign that he would support a ban on sanctuary cities.

[quote]Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) vetoed a bill Monday that would have prohibited the establishment of sanctuary cities, an issue that dominated his race for governor last year.

The bill was a single sentence: “No locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws.”

Northam suggested the legislation would require Virginia cities and towns to shoulder the burden of enforcing federal immigration law, either by deputizing local police or by holding undocumented inmates in local lockups. He called the measure “unnecessary and divisive.”

Del. Ben Cline (R-Rockbridge), who sponsored the bill, said the measure was intended only to ban localities from interfering federal immigration actions, not press them into service.

“Ensuring that Virginia localities abide by federal immigration laws is a matter of public safety and upholding the rule of law, “ Cline said. “Governor Northam’s veto of my bill to ban sanctuary cities in Virginia is indefensible.”

Northam walked a fine line on illegal immigration during the race for governor last year, when Republican rival Ed Gillespie accused him of being soft on sanctuary cities and MS-13 gang members.

Northam generally dismissed the claims as political bluster since Virginia has no declared “sanctuary cities,” a term generally used to mean localities that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

But at one point during the campaign, Northam said he would support a ban on sanctuary cities if any sprang up in Virginia.[/quote]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northam-vetoes-bill-banning-sanctuary-cities/2018/04/09/0bb29baa-3c3a-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html?utm_term=.791300ec4d1e[/quote]

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