CONWAY — Sen. Jeb Bradley is sponsoring a bill prohibiting municipalities and other entities in the state from declaring themselves sanctuaries for people in New Hampshire illegally, but Sun opinion columnist Susan Bruce maintains that the bill is fueled by xenophobia.
Senate Bill 317 is sponsored by eight New Hampshire lawmakers, including Bradley (R-Wolfeboro).
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It's sad to see that people have lost their compassion, assuming they had any to begin with. Politicians whipping up fear of the "other" never ends well. Do people need to be afraid of something? Is this why they ignore the facts and latch onto emotional manipulation? Susan Bruce is spot on.
Bruce is another one of those Leftists who thinks we should surrender US Sovereignty to anyone who wishes to come here, regardless of whether or not they have good intentions.
This mess is the way it is because of people like her waving the flashy emotives like "xenophobia" and the like.
The Left uses these terms because the facts aren't helping prop up their anti-America narrative
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