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Velazquez on Sessions Remarks on “Sanctuary Cities”

March 27, 2017

Velázquez on Sessions Remarks on “Sanctuary Cities”

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement in response to comments by Attorney General Sessions on "sanctuary cities":

"Attorney General Sessions' comments reflect this Administration's backward thinking on immigration. Cooperation between immigrant communities and local law enforcement makes cities safer and, by chilling that relationship, this ill-advised policy would only serve to make Americans less safe.

"Not only is this strategy an affront to our values and counterproductive, but it is legally questionable. Severing funding to strong arm local compliance with federal dictates raises significant constitutional concerns. We must work at all levels of government to resist efforts like these. New Yorkers do not want their city to be an accomplice in enforcing this Administration's unjust immigration policies."

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