Trump's transportation head says money for construction projects will flow to communities with high birth rates
Trump's transportation head says money for construction projects will flow to communities with high birth rates
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is a father to nine. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has instructed his agency to focus their work and programming on communities with higher birth and marriage rates. The memo, which is effective immediately, also notes priority will be given to projects and goals that “require local compliance or cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and with other goals and objectives specified by the president of the United States or the secretary.”.
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This comes as President Donald Trump enacts his hardline immigration agenda, which has included attempting to end birthright citizenship and carrying out mass deportations. State and federal lawmakers have already expressed their concern about Duffy’s new policy. “I got to be honest, I’ve really tried here but I do not see a connection,” Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey told reporters Monday. “We’re a state that’s very serious about ensuring that our residents and our business have access to the highest quality public transit in the entire country.”.
