Va. Lt. gov. praises veto of 22 bills, including path for immigrants to be police: 'We don't know who you are'

Virginia Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears on Friday praised a series of vetoes by GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin that nixed 22 bills from the Democratic-majority state legislature, including legislation that would permit certain immigrants to become law enforcement officers. Sears also lauded the rejection of bills the governor claimed would "weaken criminal penalties," telling FOX Business Virginians must be protected from repercussions of the border crisis.

" In a statement, Youngkin said the bills he vetoed included ones that "protect illegal immigrants, or impede law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges from holding criminals accountable and bringing them to justice." "Some of these people… said that you could simply become a law enforcement officer. Excuse me, we don't even know who you are. We don't know your intentions. You could have good intentions, but we don't know that," Sears said Friday.

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