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Sanctuary Cities (February 2017)

More Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation. Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves. Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes. Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.

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