Missouri senator warns Dem immigration policies threaten Western civilization after scoring ICE funding win
Democrats' "suicidal empathy" on immigration will "destroy our country," a Republican senator warned after his proposal targeting sanctuary city policies was included in the reconciliation package funding Immigration and Customs...
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Democrats' "suicidal empathy" on immigration will "destroy our country," a Republican senator warned after his proposal targeting sanctuary city policies was included in the reconciliation package funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In a Tuesday interview with Fox News Digital, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., argued that Democrats' approach to immigration is also driven by political self-interest and not entirely by the desire for moral high-ground. "There's an electoral play here. It's about raw power," he said. Schmitt's provision, which was included in the House-passed funding package Tuesday, would provide $350 million for ICE agents to arrest criminal illegal immigrants after their release from state or local custody. It comes as law enforcement in sanctuary states and cities continue to refuse to cooperate with federal officials. Schmitt also warned that failing to deport illegal aliens is a threat to the West itself. NEW DEM PROPOSAL WOULD RESTRICT ICE'S KEY TOOL TO DETAIN CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS "I think it's a very important time for Western civilization, honestly, to stand up and say, 'no, we actually believe in sovereignty. We believe that a country can decide who can come and who has to go,' and that this is our moment," he said. "And the easiest of low-hanging fruit is to say that when you're here illegally and you've committed a violent act, when you're released from prison, we're actually going to send you back home, and that's what this legislation does." In sanctuary cities and states, officials often flout federal immigration law and refuse to coordinate with ICE to ensure criminal illegal aliens are deported after they're freed, Schmitt explained. "And I know that sounds crazy, but that's the practical implication," said Schmitt, adding that there were 18,000 such cases in 2025 alone. ICE WARNS ILLINOIS IS RELEASING VIOLENT CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS DESPITE DETAINERS, RISKING PUBLIC SAFETY "These vio…