Reps. Labrador, Goodlatte introduce bill to enhance immigration enforcement procedures

A bill to improve enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws by cracking down on sanctuary city policies was recently introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Reps. Raúl Labrador
(R-ID) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).

The Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act (Davis-Oliver Act) was named after two officers who were murdered by an unlawful migrant in October 2014.

The bill also aims to protect national security by strengthening the nation’s visa issuance process by providing thorough screening procedures to foreign nationals who seek to the enter the country.

The act also removes the ability of any president, both current and future, to unilaterally shut down immigration enforcement by granting state and localities the authority to enforce their own immigration laws that are consistent with federal practices.

“One of the most important aspects of immigration reform is bolstering enforcement of existing immigration law,” Labrador said. “We need to give law enforcement at all levels the tools and resources they need to keep America safe and secure. The previous administration was ideologically driven to shut down immigration enforcement. Our new President, however, owes his position to the promise he made to the American people to get serious about enforcing our laws. This bill helps him do that.”