Today a majority of DFL state representatives voted in favor of a motion to squash a potential vote on HF3010, a bill to prohibit sanctuary cities from harboring illegal aliens in Minnesota. Cities like as Minneapolis and St. Paul have sanctuary policies that prevent police officers from inquiring about immigration status or enforcing immigration laws. These policies are allowing illegal aliens to openly enjoy the benefits of citizenship without the fear of deportation.

The DFL-controlled House has been trying to stall HF 3010, hoping to have the bill simply die in committee. Today the bill's chief author, Rep. Paul Kols (R, Victoria), made a motion to pull the bill directly to the House floor for an up-or-down vote. But Rep. Tony Sertich (DFL, Chisholm) then made a motion to table the Kols’ motion. The Sertich motion prevailed (click here to see the voting record - a vote in favor of the Sertch motion was a vote in favor of sanctuary cities).

Sanctuary city policies cause a host of financial, legal and criminal problems that negatively affect the quality of life for legitimate Minnesota citizens. The recent bus crash in Cottonwood is a tragic reminder of this fact and should have been a wake-up call to our state legislators to get tough on illegal immigration. But most DFL representatives don't seem to be getting the message.

Here's a link to an Action Alert we just issued urging citizens to contact their representatives on this measure.