Sheriff Organizations And Law Enforcement Officials Concerned About Dem 'Poison Pill' On Border Funding Sheriff Organizations And Law Enforcement Officials Concerned About Dem ‘Poison Pill’ On Border Funding ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://media.townhall.com/townhall/reu/ha/2018/288/0ee74727-9126-4168-9c1a-3829afbff694.jpg As word broke Monday that Congressional Democrats had reached a deal “in principle” with Republicans and the Trump administration on a budget to avert another potential government shutdown — most of the debate centering around funding for border security and Trump’s proposed border wall — sheriff’s groups and law enforcement officials were expressing concern over what Sen. Mitch McConnell called a last minute “poison pill” that threatens to derail negotiations. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced his dismay on the Senate floor Monday afternoon with a proposal from the Democrats that would cap the number of detainees that could be held at the border, which could ostensibly release illegal aliens into the U.S., including those with known criminal records. McConnell’s office released a statement regarding the issue Monday afternoon: “Here’s what happened: House Democrats decided to add a poison-pill demand into the conversations at the 11th hour. It’s a new demand. And it is extreme: A hard, statutory cap on the number of illegal immigrants who could be detained by the federal government. This would result in the release of thousands of criminal aliens and our inability to detain thousands more criminal aliens whom our federal and state law enforcement authorities will apprehend. “This is a poison pill that no administration – not this one, not the previous one -- would -- or should -- ever accept. Imagine the absurdity of this. House Democrats want to set a limit on how many criminal aliens our government can detain. A limit that is not based on any aspect of reality, such as how many criminal aliens there actually are, or what crimes they have committed -- just an arbitrary number a couple of lawmakers have pulled out of thin air. The consequence of such an arbitrary limit is obvious: Thousands of criminal aliens would simply be released into the interior of our country, both immediately and then on a rolling basis. Sheriff organizations met Monday on Capitol Hill to express their concern over the last-minute provision, saying the effort was primarily a political maneuver that would put the security of the nation at risk. ( FULL STORY IN LINK BELOW ) https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahlee/2019/02/12/sheriff-organizations-and-law-enforcement-officials-concerned-about-dem-poison-pill-on-border-funding-n2541370