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Republican Wants to Block Money to Own State Over Migrant ‘Freebies’

California Representative Darrell Issa wants to block migrants in his state from receiving money, saying that they are getting “freebies.”

While appearing on Fox Business Networks’s Mornings with Maria Bartiromo, Issa spoke about requests from California Senator Laphonza Butler for more economic assistance to respond to the influx of migrants in San Diego.

“They are all being released in San Diego. It’s a question if they’re released in San Diego with tickets and money and massive aid that they can write and call home,” Issa said.

“The fact is the senator may not understand, but the only thing we have left in this country with this president is, in fact, making it seem like it’s not the land of freebies, and that’s the reason, quite frankly, we don’t want to help New York, we don’t want to help Chicago. They said they were sanctuary cities; my whole state said it was a sanctuary state, let them pay for it.” …read more…