A new video ad has been launched in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, targeting U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL).
Entitled “Cities,” the ad by One Nation urges Jones to “support the rule of law” and support ending federal funding of sanctuary cities. This comes as part of a previously-announced $3.2 million advertising reservation in the Yellowhammer State that was kicked off last month by One Nation, a 501(c)(4) organization with ties to Alabama native and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
The latest 30-second spot hits Jones over a vote he cast in his second month as a U.S. senator in 2018 against invoking cloture on the “Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act.”
This legislation was aimed at ensuring that local and federal law enforcement officers can efficiently cooperate when immigration-related detainers are issued. “Sanctuary jurisdictions” would also have been stripped of federal funds under the proposal.
Watch the ad:
Transcript of ad as follows:
San Francisco. New York. Portland.
“Sanctuary cities” that harbor illegal immigrant criminals, spreading crime and anarchy.
In the Senate, Doug Jones joined Washington liberals and voted against cutting off federal funding for lawless sanctuary cities.
Sanctuary cities refuse to take violent criminals off our streets, putting us at risk.
Tell Senator Doug Jones: support the rule of law, fight to end federal funding for sanctuary cities.
Jones will face Republican candidate Tommy Tuberville in November’s general election.
An independent poll released on Tuesday showed Tuberville leading Jones by 17 points.
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Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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