| | "Sanctuary" policies are a violation of federal law, such as the section 642(a) of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which prohibits the embedding of illegal immigrants,<ref>http://www.limitstogrowth.org/WEB-text/tancredo-70903.html</ref> and the March 2005 [[United States Supreme Court]] case, Muehler v Mena, which stated that law enforcement has the right to ask about immigration status.<ref>http://www.cairco.org/legal/legal.html</ref> | | "Sanctuary" policies are a violation of federal law, such as the section 642(a) of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which prohibits the embedding of illegal immigrants,<ref>http://www.limitstogrowth.org/WEB-text/tancredo-70903.html</ref> and the March 2005 [[United States Supreme Court]] case, Muehler v Mena, which stated that law enforcement has the right to ask about immigration status.<ref>http://www.cairco.org/legal/legal.html</ref> |
| − | In addition to major cities, such as [[New York City]],<ref>[https://www.factcheck.org/the_sanctuary_spat.html The Sanctuary Spat], FactCheck.org, December 10, 2007</ref> [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]], a few states have adopted "sanctuary" policies, including [[Alaska]] and [[Oregon]].<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007</ref> | + | In addition to major cities, such as [[New York City]],<ref>[https://www.factcheck.org/the_sanctuary_spat.html The Sanctuary Spat], FactCheck.org, December 10, 2007</ref> [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]], a few states have adopted "sanctuary" policies, including [[California]] and [[Oregon]].<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120217192209/https://humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007</ref> |
| | In March 2017, nearly 500 cities were "sanctuary" cities.<ref>Price, Bob (March 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/03/14/sanctuary-cities-list-grows-nearly-500-notes-report/ Sanctuary Cities List Grows to Nearly 500, Notes Report]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 15, 2017.</ref> | | In March 2017, nearly 500 cities were "sanctuary" cities.<ref>Price, Bob (March 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/03/14/sanctuary-cities-list-grows-nearly-500-notes-report/ Sanctuary Cities List Grows to Nearly 500, Notes Report]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 15, 2017.</ref> |