68% Oppose Cities That Give ‘Sanctuary’ To Illegal Immigrants

Rasmussen ^ | October 30, 2009

[george76]

San Francisco has long prided itself on being a “sanctuary city” that refuses to work with federal authorities to identify and deport illegal immigrants. But now city officials are arguing over how far that policy should go when some of those illegal immigrants are charged with murder and other serious crimes.

New Rasmussen Reports national telephone polling finds that most Americans oppose sanctuary cities and think their policies lead to an increase in crime. A solid plurality say such cities, including New York, Washington, D.C. and many others, should lose government funding because of their sanctuary policies.

Given consistent findings that Americans overwhelmingly support efforts to crackdown on illegal immigration, it’s not surprising that 68% of U.S. voters oppose the creation of sanctuary cities. Only 13% favor the creation of cities that give safe haven to illegal immigrants. Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure.

[rasl04]

But Andrea Mitchell said the issue doesn’t matter to the American people anymore

[Menehune56]

The business model for urban hotels and restaurants requires an unlimited supply of ‘’immigrants’’ who can be exploited without scrutiny, even when all these workers happen to share the same social security number.

[chris_bdba]

Oh please give us a conservative candidate that will tell these cities that their federal funding will be tied to their sanctuary stand. If you stand with the illegals let them fund you!

[TypeZoNegative]

I wonder if they abolish the minimum wage, we’d see the same stream of “Immigrants” like before?