You and I both know securing the border and enforcing our immigration laws needs to not just be a priority – but a reality. Here are two bills I’ve been working on to that end:

• H.R. 3009. This bipartisan bill cuts off certain federal grant funding for “sanctuary cities” – cities that do not comply with current federal immigration law. This bill passed the House and is on its way to the Senate. Take a look at the bill, here.

• H.R. 1148. This bill is critical – it removes the ability of the President to unilaterally shut down immigration enforcement, strengthens the interior enforcement of our immigration laws by allowing state and local governments to enforce federal immigration law, and immediately deports any illegal alien in our nation who is a member of a violent criminal gang. Read the text for yourself, here. The bill has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee, with my support, and now awaits consideration before the full House of Representatives -- I’ll keep you posted.