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Revision as of 17:44, June 2, 2008
The term "Sanctuary City" refers to a city or state that enacts sanctuary policies towards illegal immigrants. Sanctuary cities mandate local law enforcement not to inquirer into a person's immigration status, unless they are a suspect of crime or have been deported in the past. [1]
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[2], 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.[3]
In addition to major cities, such as New York City [4], Los Angeles, and Chicago, a few states have adopted sanctuary policies, including Alaska and Oregon. [5]
List of Sanctuary cities
Alaska
- Anchorage, AK
- Fairbanks, AK
Arizona
- Chandler, AZ
- Phoenix, AZ
California
- Bell Gardens, CA
- City of Industry, CA
- City of Commerce, CA* Cypress, CA
- Davis CA
- Diamond Bar, CA
- Downey, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Lakewood, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Lynwood, CA
- Maywood, CA
- Montebello, CA
- National City, CA
- Norwalk, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Paramount, CA
- Pico Rivera, CA
- So. Gate, CA
- San Bernardino, Ca.
- San Diego, CA
- Santa Cruz, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Sonoma County, CA
- Vernon, CA
- Watsonville, CA
- Wilmington, CA
Colorado
- Aurora, CO
- Commerce City, CO
- Denver, CO
- Durango, CO
- Federal Heights, CO
- Fort Collins CO
- Lafayette, CO
- Thornton, CO
- Westminster, CO
Connecticut
- New Haven, CT
- Springfield CT (Disputed)
Florida
- DeLeon Springs, FL
- Deltona, Fl
- Miami, FL
- Sanford, Fl
Georgia
- Dalton, GA
Illinois
- Chicago, IL
- Cicero, IL
- Evanston, IL
Massachusetts
- Cambridge, Mass.
- Chelsea, Mass.
- Orleans, Mass.
Maine
- Portland
- State of Maine
Maryland
- Baltimore, MD
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Takoma Park, MD
Michigan
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Detroit, MI
Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN
- St. Paul, MN
- Worthington, MN
Nevada
- Reno
New Jersey
- Bridgeton, NJ
- Camden, NJ
- Fort Lee, NJ
- Hightstown, NJ
- Jersey City, NJ
- Newark, NJ
- North Bergen, NJ
- Trenton, NJ
- Union City, NJ
- West New York, NJ
New Mexico
- Albuquerque, NM
- Aztec, NM
- Rio Arriba County, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
New York
- Bay Shore, NY
- Brentwood, NY
- Central Islip, NY
- Farmingville, NY
- New York City, NY
- Peekskill, NY
- Riverhead, NY
- Shirly/Mastic, NY
- Spring Valley Village, NY
- Uniondale, NY
- Westbury, NY
North Carolina
- Charlotte, NC
- Durham, NC
- Raleigh
- Winston-Salem
Ohio
- Columbus, OH
- Painesville, OH
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
Oregon
- State of Oregon *
- Ashland, OR
- Gaston, OR
- Marion County, OR
- Portland, OR
Texas
- Austin, TX
- Baytown, TX
- Brownsville, TX
- Channelview, TX
- Denton, TX
- Dallas, TX
- El Cenizo, TX
- Ft.Worth, TX
- Houston, TX
- Katy, TX
- Laredo, TX
- Mcallen, TX
- Port Arthur, TX
- San Antonio, TX
Utah
- Provo, UT
- Salt Lake City, UT
Virginia
- Fairfax County, VA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Washington
Washington
- Seattle, WA
Wisconsin
- Madison, WI
- Wyoming
- Jackson Hole, WY
Washington, D.C.
References
- ↑ http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007
- ↑ http://www.limitstogrowth.org/WEB-text/tancredo-70903.html
- ↑ http://www.cairco.org/legal/legal.html
- ↑ The Sanctuary Spat, FactCheck.org, December 10, 2007
- ↑ http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007