‘Sanctuary State Policies Are Disqualifying’ says Torrissi

TRENTON – Assemblyman Michael Torrissi Jr. called on every current state legislator and candidate for state government to denounce “Sanctuary State” policies with a New Jersey election year coming up.

“Every single public official who wants to represent the great State of New Jersey should be on record of where they stand on Sanctuary State policies.

With nearly a million illegal immigrants in New Jersey, we are taking tax money out of the pockets of state residents and putting peoples’ safety at risk with virtually no vetting of who is coming into our country. We are depressing local wages, paying enormous fees to house and feed these people, and taking resources away from our own citizens. What we are seeing is a death sentence to working class people who are struggling to get by,” said Torrissi Jr. (R-Hammonton).

Since 2019, Governor Phil Murphy has declared New Jersey a “Sanctuary State,” which means state officials will not cooperate with Federal Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers when it comes to detaining illegal immigrants. Governor Murphy has taken it a step forward recently, saying he would ”fight to the death” against President-elect Donald Trump’s illegal immigration enforcement policies.

“Thankfully, this is the last year Governor Murphy will be able to enforce his anti-New Jersey resident ‘Sanctuary State’ policies, but we cannot be saddled with this again. Supporting a pro-criminal policy like ‘Sanctuary States’ should be disqualifying for any governor or state legislator candidate.

If you support breaking federal law so you can harm legal residents, speak up, so we can vote you out,” Torrissi Jr. said.