Sanctuary City

The best hope for a return to sanity lies not in Washington but locally. More than 320 jurisdictions have policies, like California’s Trust Act, to disentangle themselves from the federal deportation dragnet. They recognize that communities are safer and crime is reduced when law-abiding immigrants don’t fear and shun the police, and when they have access to services like libraries and banks.

The answer to an immigrant population in the shadows is — as it has been throughout our history — integration and welcome instead of scapegoating and oppression. And leaving local law enforcement free to focus on catching criminals and protecting public safety.
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