NJ’s Sanctuary State Policies Make it a Target for Federal Immigration Failures

Atlantic City Airport Migrant Issue Shows Need to Repeal Sanctuary State Policies

9th District Legislators Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove are denouncing the Biden Administration’s consideration of the Atlantic City Airport as a location to house 60,000 migrants.

The 9th District Delegation issued the following statement:

“A growing number of state residents are infuriated by seeing their tax dollars being used to support persons who are in this country illegally. Not coincidentally, many of these same legal residents have trouble paying their own bills and cannot afford to cover the costs of sanctuary state policies imposed by the federal government or by Trenton for that matter.

“Allowing tens of thousands of ‘migrants’ to reside at the Atlantic City Airport will only add to the substantial burden that state taxpayers must already shoulder due to Trenton’s poor track record on the issue of immigration.

“Our Delegation has led the fight in the Legislature against sanctuary state policies, most notably in opposition to allowing illegal aliens to obtain New Jersey driver’s licenses. Not surprisingly, this law turned into a fiasco when it went into effect during the COVID lockdown. For thousands of legal motorists, any interaction with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission turned into a nightmare, including what should have been a simple process of renewing a driver’s license.

“It’s not a matter of if but when problems will be created by the relocating of tens of thousands of migrants to South Jersey.

“Trenton’s sanctuary state policies also include providing in-state tuition for persons in the country illegally. State taxpayers also foot the bill for the legal costs of persons facing deportation. It’s no wonder the Biden Administration is looking to New Jersey to fix its immigration policy failures. These tax dollars could instead be used to dedicate property tax relief, school funding or veteran services.

“The rule of law must be respected, that includes recognizing legal citizenship that Americans are entitled to. Sanctuary state policies are politically driven and are destined to fail because they are unsustainable. Accordingly, our Delegation will continue to fight against these policies on behalf of our constituents.”