New York Republican compares sanctuary states to Confederacy: ‘We had a civil war’ over federal law

New York’s last Republican The governor said this week that sanctuary jurisdictions commemorate the Confederate states that defied federal law and waged war against the Union.

Former Gov. George Pataki was speaking with businessman and 2013 New York GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis. 77WABC Radio when asked about the state of the Big Apple in this regard.

“Right now, I’m worried and people are worried and rightfully so. But it comes down to leadership. We’ve had worse times in the past. I remember the ’60s and then the early ’80s. And things got infinitely better,” Pataki said. .

“And it comes down to having the right people with the right policies running the city, running the state and running the country. I think we’re going to have the right policies in Washington. Now we just have to have the right leadership doing it. the right in Albany and New York City.”

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Catismatidis said Trump has “put his foot down” against sanctuary policies and said he now has “very big shoes to fill” given his landslide election victory.

Pataki agreed, adding that if the US is based on the rule of law, it should apply equally everywhere.

“Cities or states that can pretend that federal rules don’t apply to them are fair violating the Constitution and violating our freedom … We had a civil war over that,” he said. “And it became clear that under the Constitution, every city, every state must follow the law of this country.”

Before the war-starting attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, President James Buchanan, Democrat of Pennsylvania, criticized Republican abolitionists and lamented his home state’s opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act.

After Illinois Republican Abraham Lincoln’s victory in 1860, southern states began to secede, which Buchanan opposed, even though he believed a military response was the wrong option. The election of Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery into federal territories, alarmed the states of the Deep South, with South Carolina leading the way in declaring secession from the Union on December 20. 1860

Pataki went on to say that the nation’s largest city is contracting the feds in this regard, along with Los Angeles and other cities.

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“Trump has to make them follow the law or cut off all federal funding. And I think that would be a very positive step in bringing America together and moving us forward,” he said.

Both discussed how the New York City Council enacted it a sanctuary city policyand whether the state or federal government can intervene.

“I think (Mayor Eric) Adams may agree with (Trump’s intervention),” Pataki predicted, as other observers have seen the mayor as critical of the sanctuary city policy, but hampered by the city council with a 45-6 Democratic majority.

The former governor said he is optimistic about the New Year and that Trump needs to “drastically reform” Washington instead of “working himself up.”

He noted that Trump has limits, as he cannot legally control New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg or other far-left officials.

Current Governor Kathy Hochula Democrat who has at times clashed with the MAGA wing of the Republican Party, he once vocally opposed another predecessor’s help to make it possible for illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses.

In 2007, Hochul opposed the policies of Governor Eliot Spitzer while serving as clerk of Erie County, which includes Buffalo.

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However, when she became governor after Andrew Cuomo resigned, she reversed course.

In November, Hochul indicated she would be the “first” to call Immigration and customs control to help the feds capture migrants or illegal immigrants accused of another crime and “get them out of here.”

However, during his remarks in Queens, he maintained that he supported helping otherwise law-abiding migrants find work in New York.

Trump’s pick for “border czar,” Tom Homan, is notably from the Watertown area and has condemned current policies in his home state.