Mike Lawler Blasts Both Parties on Immigration in Harris-Won 2024 House District
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 16
Mike Lawler Blasts Both Parties on Immigration in Harris-Won 2024 House District
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 16
Summary
Mike Lawler, one of the House GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents, is running for a third term by attacking both Democratic sanctuary policies and the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration enforcement.
At a candidate forum this month, the New York Republican said ICE "needs reforms" but also argued sanctuary jurisdictions "should not exist" and that criminals in the country illegally should be deported.
Lawler framed that stance around recent killings, saying deaths tied to both enforcement failures and crimes by people in the country illegally show neither party’s approach is working.
The strategy is aimed at a suburban Hudson Valley seat Kamala Harris carried in 2024, where Lawler faces Democrat Cait Conley in a race that could help decide House control.