EXCLUSIVE: GOP Group Torches VA Dems Over Sanctuary Cities Ahead Of Primary Election

The Republican State Leadership Committee’s (RSLC) PAC unveiled a new video Tuesday slamming Virginia Democrats for supporting “soft-on-crime” policies that enable counties to decline cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

The release of the 45-second video titled “Step Up,” comes ahead of the commonwealth’s Tuesday primary elections. The RSLC, a group working to elect GOP state legislators and conservative state judicial candidates, is seeking to spotlight state Republicans’ support for eliminating sanctuary policies that allow jurisdictions to harbor illegal immigrants, according to a copy of the video obtained by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

“MS-13 isn’t just a threat you hear about on the news, it’s here in our communities and while Virginia Republicans are fighting to get rid of sanctuary cities, Democrats refuse,” the video’s narrator states. “Virginia Democrats are allowing counties to refuse cooperation with law enforcement.”

“If you commit a crime, you should face consequences,” RSLC PAC communications director Mason DiPalma told the DCNF in a statement. “But Virginia Democrats continue endorsing lenient crime policies that enable dangerous criminals to walk our streets without restraint.”

“While Governor Youngkin and Republicans are dedicated to pursuing justice and enhancing community safety, Richmond Democrats are hindering these efforts, politicizing what should be a collaborative, bipartisan approach to public safety — and it will cost them in November,” DiPalma added.

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