Donovan votes against bill Dems call ‘Donald Trump Act’
A bill that would cut federal funding to cities that don’t crack down on undocumented immigrants committing crimes was approved by the House of Representatives by a wide margin, 241-179, but it passed without the support of freshman U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan, who voted against the measure.
Donovan (R-C-Southwest Brooklyn-Staten Island) broke ranks with his fellow Republicans and voted no on the controversial bill.
Democrats had derisively dubbed the legislation the “Donald Trump Act” after the billionaire businessman-turned presidential candidate who stated in the speech announcing his run on July 14 that some Mexican immigrants entering the U.S. illegally are bringing drugs and crime and that some were rapists.
The bill, which was passed by the House on July 23, is a move against so-called sanctuary cities, places where police and public officials do not investigate the immigration status of suspects under arrest.