Mayor White: What sanctuary policy?
I wish I had the exact wording, but KTRH-740 just had a soundbite of Mayor White saying something to the effect that Houston doesn't have a sanctuary policy. The quote was in response to Rep. Ted Poe saying that cities that have sanctuary policies should lose some federal funding.
Yet, in contrast to Mayor White's statement today, last year he was supportive of the (not a) sanctuary policy:
Since 1992, a Houston Police Department policy has officially forbidden officers from enforcing immigration laws in most cases.Mayor Bill White has said he supports continuing the policy, because he believes immigration is a federal matter and he wants to free police up to protect the city from violent criminals.
As a refresher for Mayor White, the policy is General Order 500-5, according to one news story.
PREVIOUSLY: Sanctuary policy could jeopardize federal funding
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/01/06 04:18 PM | Print |
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