Deplorable? Obama Sent $27 Billion Taxpayer Money To Fund Sanctuary Cities In 2016

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In the President Donald Trump-era, there could be a high-cost to running a sanctuary city…
On January 25, 2017, the President issued an Executive Order denying federal funding to sanctuary cities who choose not to comply with federal laws regarding deportation of illegal entrants.
Reaction to the new policy from across the political spectrum was immediate. However, the politicians, pundits and journalists admitted that the total amount of federal funding was undetermined.
Our organization, American Transparency (website: OpenTheBooks.com) was able to identify that number. We found nearly $27 billion ($26.74 billion to be exact) in federal funding (FY2016) for America’s 106 Sanctuary Cities. Our new report, ‘Federal Funding of America’s Sanctuary Cites’ details federal grants and other forms of federal spending that flow to those cities.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Feb 5, 2017.