Tom Cotton: Trump Is Right, ‘Whole Point’ of Sanctuary Cities to ‘Release Criminal Aliens into the Streets’

Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is standing by President Trump’s remarks on sanctuary city policies, which are cities and localities that protect criminal illegal aliens from deportation.

This week, Trump reiterated the Democrats’ support for sanctuary cities and illegal immigration, noting in a speech that “Democrats are ‘going to flood your streets with criminal aliens.'”

New York Times political correspondent Jonathan Martin called the comment “nativist.”

A routine Trump on stump line that plays on nativist fears and that will draw close to zero condemnation from GOP lawmakers, via @maggieNYT

"… adding that Democrats are 'going to flood your streets with criminal aliens.'"https://t.co/KWRVSS7MfM

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 2, 2018

In response, Cotton defended Trump, saying the statement is entirely true, as the purpose of sanctuary cities is to protect criminal illegal aliens from federal immigration enforcement.

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