Obama Drops The Veto Hammer On Wingnut Sanctuary Cities Bill a.k.a The Trump Act

President Obama is stopping a Trump inspired Republican bill that would crack down on sanctuary cities dead in its tracks by vowing to veto the legislation.
The legislation that was proposed by Vitter, who is also running for governor of Louisiana, has drawn the rage of Democrats by demonizing all immigrants. Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) said, “This vile legislation might as well be called the Trump Act, like the disgusting outrageous language championed by Trump. Republicans are not really proposing this bill to solve any problems within our immigration system. This Trump Act was designed to demonize immigrants and spread the myth that they are criminals and threats to the public.”
Senate Democrats are expected to block the bill before it gets to a final vote, but just in case it might pass, the White House dropped the veto hammer on the Republican cabal.
Via a Statement of Administration Policy:
The Administration strongly opposes S. 2146. This bill fails to offer comprehensive reforms needed to fix the Nation’s broken immigration laws and undermines current Administration efforts to remove the most dangerous convicted criminals and to work collaboratively with State and local law enforcement agencies.

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The bill would also jeopardize the ability of State and local governments to receive Federal funding that is critical to their efforts to ensure public safety and to tackle serious problems facing their communities. For some jurisdictions, it would deny funding for cities to implement a wide range of community development and housing activities, including public safety enhancements and neighborhood-based community policing efforts and investments to increase access to affordable housing, and eliminate blight and support neighborhood planning. The bill would also essentially turn State and local law enforcement into Federal immigration law enforcement officials, in certain circumstances. The Administration believes that these provisions would lead to mistrust between communities and State and local law enforcement agencies; undermine the ability of law enforcement to keep communities safe across the country; and impede our efforts to safely, fairly, and effectively enforce the Nation’s immigration laws.
If the President were presented with S. 2146, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto this bill.
The bill is nothing more than another empty stunt by McConnell that places trying to score election-year partisan political points ahead of passing legislation that will deal with the problems facing the country.
The United States needs comprehensive immigration reform, not cheap stunts that are inspired by Donald Trump. The fact that McConnell scheduled a vote on the bill demonstrates that Trump is becoming the leader of the Republican cabal.
Trump is taking over, and his terrible ideas are being voted on in the Senate. Thanks to President Obama and Congressional Democrats, Trump’s race-baiting won’t become law.