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General News Sanctuary cities and defying federal law

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  1. Wallace N

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    "Sanctuary city" is an unofficial designation given to cities across the United States that are known to (and have policies of) not cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security and reporting and detaining illegal immigrants. In other words, they are havens for illegal immigrants because their illegal status will not be questioned in such cities. San Francisco is an example of one such city.

    Here is an article where the author calls for the end of "sanctuary cities": USA Today editors call for an end to “sanctuary cities” « Hot Air

    "Sanctuary policies set by cities, counties and states differ from place to place, but San Francisco’s violates all common sense. Protecting a hard-working undocumented immigrant charged with a misdemeanor is one thing. Putting a long-term felon and serial illegal entrant on the street is the antithesis of ensuring public safety."

    These cities have essentially chosen to ignore federal law. Is that their right? Now, I can relate this to the LGBT community, because what is stopping a city in a conservative area from protesting against federal law by becoming "no-SSM cities"? Just trying to start some discussion.
     
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    What happens is when someone is arrested and it's discovered that the person is in the country illegally, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) issues what's called a detainer, meaning that they're asking the county to hold the person after their case is adjudicated so immigration proceedings can begin. The key here is that it's simply a request, the county is under no obligation to comply. In other cities, the policy is that officers are not allowed to ask about immigration status.

    The law in this case allows for sanctuary cities to exist. The difference between this and same-sex marriage is that the Supreme Court has ordered all states to recognize marriages, and that all qualifying same-sex couples are to receive marriage licenses.
     
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