New Hampshire's newly elected Republican governor, Kelly Ayotte, has vowed to eliminate her state's sanctuary policy after seeing how bad things have gotten in neighboring Massachusetts.
on Facebook on December 5th. messageAyotte singled out Massachusetts, and Boston in particular, to highlight how confusing U.S. immigration policy is.
“Our southern neighbor appears to be trying to prove that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome,” she told voters, adding: I chose to double down. ”
In that prelude, Ayotte had a promise.
“Here in New Hampshire, we will ban sanctuary policies and give law enforcement the tools to work together to ensure this crisis never comes to our cities,” she vowed.
The governor-elect, who will replace current Republican Gov. Chris Sununu next month, posted the message a day after Boston's City Council voted to reaffirm its sanctuary city status.
On Wednesday, December 5, the Boston City Council voted unanimously to maintain the city's sanctuary policy and remind police that they will not be allowed to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“In the face of changes in federal leadership, the City of Boston must reaffirm its support for the Boston Trust Act to protect immigrant residents,” the paper said. fox news. “The City of Boston continues to monitor and respond to federal immigration policies that may impact our residents, and is committed to protecting the rights and dignity of all residents, protecting immigrant communities from unreasonable coercion, and complying with trust laws.” “We reaffirm our commitment to making our cities safe and welcoming for all, regardless of their immigration status.” ”
During the debate over the vote, City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata said the policy was a “promise to our immigrant neighbors” and that “we are not prepared to do so because they fear they will be unfairly scrutinized or even separated from their families.” I don't have to live there.” to latin times.
Zapata added that the city is “preparing for the impact” of the Trump administration's future deportation policies, insisting that “everyone must definitely work together” to prevent Trump from succeeding.
Boston's far-left Mayor Michelle Wu chimed in, pledging that the city would continue to cooperate with federal authorities.
“The federal government is responsible for a specific set of actions, and cities, not individual cities, can cancel or override parts of them,” Wu said. “But what we can do is make sure we do our part to protect the population in every possible way and actually make sure everyone's safety is safe by spreading fear and having a massive economic impact.” “We must refrain from cooperating with efforts that threaten the
Democratic Gov. Maura Healey also pledged to oppose President Trump's immigration policies.
“Every tool in our toolbox must be used to protect our people, protect our residents, and protect our state,” Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said. said MSNBC, November 8: “We all recognize there will be tremendous pressure on states and state officials.”
As Donald Trump ascends to the White House and prepares to launch the largest deportation operation of illegal aliens in modern history, New Hampshire Governor Ayotte is preparing to take a very different tack than her neighbors. I am doing it.
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