After S.F. murder, Vitter again raps sanctuary cities
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is trying to win passage of his six-year-old legislation denying federal money to cities with sanctuary laws, including New Orleans. More than 200 cities have such laws, and they don't routinely inform federal immigration officials when undocumented immigrants are apprehended or convicted of criminal activity.
Vitter's new impetus is the murder of Kathryn Steinle, 32, in San Francisco, allegedly by a man who had been deported five times to Mexico -- only to return each time. The San Francisco sheriff's office refused to honor requests to inform the U.