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They have. Proposals to do that have been frequently proffered, from time to time. But all have failed.Have they every REALLY put any ooomph behind it? They typically wait for a Republican to get into office and then try to guilt that guy into taking this on. They nearly were able to get Bush43 on board if memory serves.
But invariably, they generate a ton of political opposition from immigration hardliners in the GOP, who fundamentally oppose the idea of a path to citizenship being included in such a bill.That's why I say they're going to have to spend political capital and do some dealing.
So you end up with a patchwork of local regulations that seek to protect those who otherwise haven't done anything wrong - ie, sanctuary policies. They try to minimize the degree to which state and local governments (especially LEO's) collect immigration status information and/or voluntarily perform functions at the request of the federal government.LOL. 1, it isn't up to these local jurisdictions to dictate federal policy. Every time they do, a judge reminds them to stay in their lanes:
king5.com - King county airport court order ice deportation flightsSEATTLE — Boeing Field, officially known as King County International Airport (KCIA), has been court-ordered to allow the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to resume deportation flights following a years-long court battle over an executive order issued in 2019.
In April 2019, King County Executive Dow Constantine issued an executive order that placed a ban on all deportation flights of immigration detainees out of KCIA, a publicly owned airport, to combat “troubling immigration practices” that “could lead to human rights abuses and violations”
