A sanctuary city is a city that adopts local policies designed to not prosecute people solely for being an undocumented individual in the country in which they are currently living. In January 2017, President Trump issued an executive order that would withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities. In April 2017 a federal judge ruled that Trump’s order was unconstitutional.
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Response rates from 538 New Castle voters.
49% Yes |
51% No |
49% Yes |
45% No |
0% Yes, but fine companies that employ illegal immigrants |
6% No, and we should ban the use of sanctuary cities |
0% Yes but decrease the amount of sanctuary cities. |
0% No, and all federal funding is unconstitutional |
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Unique answers from New Castle voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9NLZLPX6mos6MO
No, funding should be directed towards fixing our broken immigration system, not funding cities that perpetuate the existing crisis
@9GN5KWP1yr1Y
No, we should spend money on reforming our broken immigration system to ease the path to citizenship instead. Then illegal immigration won’t be an issue and sanctuary cities will be irrelevant
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No, federal funding is unconstitutional
@9GZDTYY1yr1Y
Sanctuary cities should be subject to the same conditions on federal funding as all other cities, so that the federal government can deny funding to a sanctuary city but not because of the policies designed to not prosecute people solely for being undocumented.
@9BF64VQ2yrs2Y
No, but leave it at the state and local levels.
@9ZLWXN2 4wks4W
No, provide additional funding or resources to jurisdictions that enhance cooperation with ICE rather than punishing those that do not
@9D9TN4F1yr1Y
No, We don't need Sanctuary Cities, we need to make legalization a little more accessible. Then sanctuary cities wouldn’t be necessary
@9VJZYWB2mos2MO
Yes, but only because every city already receives some degree of federal funding. This level should not be increased for sanctuary cities.
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