Republican WA congressman: Immigration crackdown has 'gotten out of hand'
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse said Wednesday that “a lot of questions need to be answered” in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, but stopped short of calling for new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security.
Newhouse, a Republican from Sunnyside, was in Olympia speaking to the state House and Senate Republican caucuses.
The congressman, who isn’t running for reelection this year, told the Standard he sees signs the administration is “turning the corner a little bit” and figuring out a new strategy with a “different tone.” He said he agreed with President Donald Trump’s initial push to deport the so-called “worst of the worst” who have committed violent crimes.
But it’s clear that federal immigration authorities have gone beyond that, Newhouse said, arguing “things have gotten out of hand.”
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/republican-wa-congressman-immigration-crackdown-has-gotten-out-of-hand/
Newhouse was one who voted to impeach Trump plus his district is largely agricultural, so it employs a lot of migrant labor.
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