Sanctuary Cities News
Coverage of local government decisions on sanctuary laws and their consequences. The Daily Signal examines the clash between state sovereignty, federal enforcement, and community safety.
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Is Your City a Sanctuary City? This Map Has the Answer.
Is your city a sanctuary city? The Center for Immigration Studies has released an interactive map depicting cities, counties and states that are “sanctuaries” for immigrants who are in the country illegally. >>>View interactive map here The map shows over 200 sanctuary cities, counties and states nationwide. Sanctuary cities are cities or jurisdictions where local authorities… -
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GOP Lawmakers Push Obama Administration to Get Tough on Sanctuary Cities After San Francisco Killing
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate are pressing the Obama administration to get tough with San Francisco and other jurisdictions that don’t cooperate on immigration enforcement, after the fatal shooting of a woman on a popular stretch of the California city’s waterfront. The man accused of the July 1 killing is an illegal immigrant… -
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Ben Carson: Sanctuary Cities for Illegal Immigrants Are ‘Ridiculous’
BEDFORD, N.H.—Ben Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate, called the concept of sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants “ridiculous” during a campaign stop today at the Bedford Village Inn. Carson was referring to a recent murder in San Francisco, where an alleged killer was released from custody despite having been deported from the…