Breitbart News exclusively reported that Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is introducing a bill that would withhold federal funding from colleges that employ illegal aliens.
“If universities want access to federal funds, they need to comply with federal immigration law,” Blackburn told Breitbart News.
Specifically, Blackburn’s “Enforcing the Rule of Law with respect to Campus Act” invokes the Immigration and Nationality Act, which makes it illegal for an employer to knowingly hire an illegal alien. It makes one thing clear.
“Hardworking Americans do not deserve to be abandoned in favor of illegal immigrants,” Blackburn said. “With President Biden’s open borders and willful disregard for the rule of law, it is critical that educational institutions follow the rules.”
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) are co-sponsors of the Blackburn bill.
The bill comes after the University of California floated the idea of hiring undocumented immigrants to work on campus, a move supported by several left-wing student groups and law professors. . However, the plan is stopped In January.
The plan was deemed highly controversial, with President Joe Biden’s administration reporting: warned Fearing legal challenges in a difficult election year for the president, he opposed it behind closed doors.
Universities rely heavily on federal funding from American taxpayers; $175 billion Alone in 2021.
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