As Im sure youre all aware, economics in this country have been on the down slide for some time.

I am a 46yr inhabitant of the Vancouver/Portland area. Portland, O is one of !" sanctuary cities with in the #$A.

In my observations throu%h &hone callin% and 'uestion as(in%, every town in Ore%on, that I have communicated with, indicated it is there &olicy to not ta(e action towards a &ersons immi%ration status. It is my conclusion, since every &hone called town in Ore%on demonstrates this behavior, the entire state of Ore%on is a sanctuary state. #&on this conclusion I decided to call to other states and in'uire about there &olicies. )ashin%ton follows the Ore%on &recedence, as do many others. )ith clarity *his &recedence has been constructed and im&lemented at the national level. I believe +arlos ,eliu is one of the secret masters behind this contract. It is 'uite clear there is a secret -e.ican//atin invasion ta(e over bein% conducted, silently with out %uns. *hese invaders are layin% sie%e to our wor( force and consumin% our social service benefits. *hey are overloadin% the infrastructure and de&letin% the accounts. *hey have undermined and wea(ened our national wor( force, by committin% fraud undercuttin% 0ob values. -ost of the -e.ican and /atinos who under cut &rices, are able to do so because they are all involved in traffic(in% mari0uana or serious &roblem dru%s li(e metham&hetamine. *he &rofit %enerated from the dru% traffic, is the off set for the &rice undercut. *o ma(e matters worse, our mayor allowed and funded the o&enin% of an 1I//23A/ AI/I24 )O 5 +24*2 1 In the middle of downtown Portland. *hese two conditions have created a construction, industry wide devaluation. *hose of us closest to the source are the most disadvanta%ed. *his devaluation is a direct disenfranchisement to all of us, who in %ood faith, entered into cor&orate and license contracts. )hen we entered into these contracts, we e.&ected that for our will full com&liance and tariffs, and entry into sub0u%ation, we would be benefactors, but have instead become victims. It is my o&inion that the master cor&oration who resides on the land, has not delivered any benefit or &rotection to us, there for, are in contractual default. and the re%ulators, with out &ro&er re&resentation, a&&ly our re%istration fee monies to fund le%islation, that creates more un0ustified statutory restrictions and use limitations, based on incom&etent bo%us or fraudulent &remise. this condition has created a disadvanta%e, hardshi& and a 6disenfranchisement1 of all residential construction contractors. I intend to ta(e these &olicies and there su&&orters to tas( with class action. *hey owe it to us to fi. this &roblem and restore the values of our industry or retrain us and com&ensate us for our in0ury and losses, and restore and return our stolen e'uity.

Our bill of ri%hts are bein% deni%rated, and it is u& to us to do dili%ence and &rotect them, or tacitly acce&t there loss.

A sanctuary city is a term given to a city in the United States that follows certain practices that protect illegal immigrants. These practices can be by law (de jure) or they can be by habit (de facto). The term generally applies to cities that do not allow municipal funds or resources to be used to enforce federal immigration laws, usually by not allowing police or municipal employees to in uire about one!s immigration status. The designation has no legal meaning."#$
+ities in the #nited $tates be%an desi%natin% themselves as sanctuary cities durin% the !7"8s.9!: *hey are )ashin%ton, ;.+.< 4ew =or( +ity< /os An%eles< +hica%o< $an >rancisco< $anta Ana< $an ;ie%o< $alt /a(e +ity< Phoeni.< ;allas< ,ouston< Austin< ;etroit< ?ersey +ity< -innea&olis< -iami< ;enver< @altimore< $eattle< Portland, Ore%on< 4ew ,aven, +onnecticut< and Portland, -aine. *hese cities have ado&ted AsanctuaryA ordinances bannin% city em&loyees and &olice officers from as(in% &eo&le about their immi%ration status.9B:9C:

The %llegal %mmigration &eform and %mmigrant &esponsibility Act of #''( addressed the relationship between the federal government and local governments. )inor crimes, such as shoplifting, became grounds for possible deportation. "*$ Additionally, the legislation outlawed cities! bans against municipal wor+ers! reporting persons! immigration status to federal authorities. ",$ Section -./(g) ma+es it possible for state and local law enforcement personnel to enter into agreements with the federal government to be trained in immigration enforcement and, subse uent to such training, to enforce immigration law. 0owever, it provides no general power for immigration enforcement by state and local authorities."($ This provision was implemented by local and state authorities in five states, 1alifornia, Ari2ona, Alabama, 3lorida and 4orth

1arolina by the end of -55(."/$ 6n 7une #(, -55/ the United States 0ouse of &epresentatives passed an amendment to a 8epartment of 0omeland Security spending bill that would withhold federal emergency services funds from sanctuary cities. 1ongressman Tom Tancredo (&epublican91olorado) was the sponsor of this amendment. ,5 8emocrats joined &epublicans to support the amendment. The amendment would have to pass the United States Senate to become effective.".$ %n -55/, &epublican 1ongresspersons introduced legislation targeting sanctuary cities."'$ &eps. :rian :ilbray, &91al., ;inny :rown9<aite, &93la., Thelma 8ra+e, &9=a., 7eff )iller, &93la., and Tom Tancredo, &91olo introduced the bill. The legislation would ma+e undocumented immigrant status a felony, instead of a civil offense. Also, the bill targets sanctuary cities by withholding up to ,5 percent of 8epartment of 0omeland Security funds from the cities."#5$ 6n September ,, -55/ 8epartment of 0omeland Security Secretary )ichael 1hertoff told a 0ouse committee that >% certainly wouldn!t tolerate interference> by sanctuary cities that would bloc+ his >:asic ?ilot ?rogram> that re uires employers to validate the legal status of their wor+ers. ><e!re e@ploring our legal options. % intend to ta+e as vigorous legal action as the law allows to prevent that from happening, prevent that +ind of interference.> "##$ %n 7uly -55., a criminal gang member from )S #A and illegal immigrant Bdwin &amos allegedly gunned down down a man and his family in broad daylight in San 3rancisco. &amos was convicted of two felonies while a juvenile by San 3rancisco ?olice 8epartment and federal officials +new about &amos! immigration status."#-$

[edit] Electoral politics

This issue entered presidential politics in the race for the &epublican ?arty presidential nomination in -55.. 1olorado &ep. Tom Tancredo ran on an anti9illegal immigration platform and specifically attac+ed sanctuary cities. 3ormer )assachusetts gov. )itt &omney accused former mayor &udy ;iuliani of running 4ew Cor+ 1ity as a sanctuary city."#A$ ;iuliani!s campaign responded saying that &omney ran a sanctuary ;overnors mansion, and that 4ew Cor+ 1ity is not a >haven> for illegal immigrants."#A$

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Illegal Immigrants Run Oregon Senators Business

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One angry man stands at Portland day la or center

y !nna "riffin# $he Oregonian $%esday &eptem er 09# 2008# '0:00 P(

Bruce Ely / The Oregonian Tom Wenning says he speaks for a quiet majority of Oregonians when he protests outside Portland's day la orer hiring site! "e stands mostly silent watch outside the center# snapping pictures of people who hire workers! "e sends the photos to federal and state authorities# although neither generally enforce laws against hiring illegal immigrants! Tom Wenning admits he's an angry man! "e has ample cause$ The rief prison stint he did in the late %&'(s! The multiple marriages! The motorcycle accident last year that cost him most of his left leg! But those aren't the reasons Wenning is furious these days# they aren't what's dri)ing him to protest se)eral mornings a week outside Portland's new ta*payer+sponsored day la orer hiring center# to risk arrest and assault and get randed as a racist! Wenning# quietly intense until he gets really worked up# thinks illegal immigration is wrong! "e also thinks the city is promoting it y gi)ing day la orers# many of them undocumented workers# a place to seek work! ,They are making it easy for them to stay here! They are ena ling them to reak the law#, says Wenning# -(! ,Of course that makes me mad! That should make e)eryone who cares a out our city and our country mad!, .o he's out there e)ery few days# a lone figure in a white T+shirt and lue jeans# sign in hand and camera at the ready!

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$he asics: Portland spent /0((#((( to open a hiring site for day la orers! 1ost of the men who show up each day to the fenced+in parking lot on 1artin 2uther 3ing 4r! Boule)ard are 2atino! 5ational studies ha)e shown that as many as '6 percent of day la orers are undocumented! $he ac*gro%nd: 1ore than -6 7!.! cities offer day la orers some kind of hiring center! 1ayor Tom Potter promoted the idea during his 0((8 campaign! Organi9ers of the center# run y the :O; Workers' <ights Education Project# ensure that workers recei)e at least /%( an hour! They also keep track of complaints against employers who fail to pay or otherwise mistreat the workers! Whene)er a potential employer arri)es at the hiring site# he snaps pictures of them and their license plate! =s they lea)e# he approaches ++ limping on his prosthetic leg ++ and hands them a piece of paper e*plaining that he'll e sending his photos to the >nternal <e)enue .er)ice# >mmigration and ?ustoms Enforcement and the Oregon @epartment of <e)enue! 1ost contractors ha)e taken the sheet without comment# or told Wenning some )ariation of ,mind your own usiness!, = few ha)e yelled at him# gestured or called him a racist! One guy# he says# tossed hot coffee at his face! ?ity "all types write him off as an anti+immigration kook! The town's leading right+wing )oices em race him as a hero! But like the immigration de ate itself# the truth is more complicated! = self+proclaimed li eral# Wenning says he disagrees with conser)ati)e commentator 2ars 2arson and his fans on almost e)ery issue e*cept this one! "e says he recently switched his party affiliation from <epu lican to @emocrat to support Barack O ama! "e's hung large color photos of himself marching against the war in >raq and President Bush's foreign policy in his laundry room! +e has time to protest Wenning grew up poor in Ohio with his grandparents ut mo)ed to Oregon efore his senior year in high school in %&-6 to li)e with his father! "e ounced around the Pacific 5orthwest for a while# working for Boeing and holding other assorted odd jo s! >n the late %&'(s# he says# he spent si* months in prison for rape! >t was .uper Bowl .unday# he got drunk and committed date rape# he says! ,> was stupid#, he says! ,> did my time and stopped drinking! > cleaned up my life!, "e's een married# he says# ,more than once# ut not more than > can count on one hand!, "e and his current wife# a community college teacher# ha)e een together more than a decade and share a house in southeast Portland! = ig picture window offers impressi)e )iews of Oregon "ealth A .ciences 7ni)ersity and the West "ills! Before the motorcycle accident# he read utility meters for a li)ing and spent much of his free time turning the ig# sunny ackyard into a pri)ate oasis! "e fell off the ike =pril 0&# 0(('! Wenning and some uddies were riding through Bifford Pinchot 5ational Corest when they came to a end in the road! Wenning leaned into the cur)e# ut the e*haust system on his "arley hit the pa)ement! The ike ounced up and Wenning rolled down a ra)ine! "e roke his collar one# cracked se)en ri s and suffered two pel)ic fractures! "is left leg was so mangled surgeons cut it off just a o)e the knee! @octors kept him in a coma for three weeks and in the hospital for %(! When he came out# as he learned to walk again with a prosthetic leg# he threw himself into the immigration de ate!

,> had always cared a out it#, he says! ,But all of a sudden# > had the time to do something!, ,r%strated y inaction Wenning says there's no one incident in his life that made him so passionate a out immigration reform! D,<eform#, in his case means firming up the country's orders so no one can sneak across and anyone here illegally# caught and sent home =.=P!E <ather# he's een growing steadily more frustrated with the federal go)ernment's ina ility to police the orders and local go)ernment's refusal to help enforce the laws! "iring undocumented workers is against federal law# although crackdowns are rare! 7p to '6 percent of day la orers across the country are here illegally# according to a joint 0((- study y professors at 7?2=# the 7ni)ersity of >llinois at ?hicago and the 5ew .chool! Wenning has no sympathy for any of the arguments in fa)or of allowing the immigrants to stay and work! "e disagrees# for e*ample# that they're taking low+skill# low+paying construction and landscaping jo s that white people don't want! ,>t's not a racial thing! >t's common sense#, he says! ,We don't ha)e the natural resources to support all these people! We don't ha)e the infrastructure! We don't ha)e enough jo s! White people could do this work if there weren't all these illegals here doing them under the ta le for a lot less than anyone should get paid!, 2ast year# 1ayor Tom Potter slammed the federal go)ernment after immigration agents raided the Cresh @el 1onte Produce plant in .t! 4ohns! Then the mayor and the ?ity ?ouncil )oted unanimously to spend /0((#((( to start the day la orer center! Wenning testified during the three+hour de ate last spring and says he couldn't elie)e city leaders ignored his questions! ,=fter that# > knew > had to do something#, he says! ,To go and speak and reali9e that they'd already made up their minds! > took it )ery personally!, Potter saw the day la orer center as a human+rights issue# where go)ernment should show compassion y gi)ing low+wage# often+e*ploited workers a safe place to gather! Police who work the streets of the central eastside and near y usiness owners supported the idea ecause they hoped it would mo)e the workers# who gather e)ery morning near East Burnside# off the streets! But so far# the center hasn't een the success organi9ers predicted! &everal t%ssles ens%e Plenty of workers show up each morning! The employers# howe)er# still seem to prefer making anonymous pickups on side streets! Wenning thinks his solo protests ha)e scared them off! ?enter organi9ers downplay the impact of one guy holding a homemade sign and say it's just going to take more time for employers to see the enefits of using the center! On 4une %'# the site's second day# Wenning plopped himself down in the center's dri)eway and was quickly arrested for disorderly conduct! = 1ultnomah ?ounty judge fined him /6((! 5ow he stays

across the street on the corner of the >nterstate F8 o)erpass! Early morning traffic rushes y as he stands silent watch! The sidewalk ounces when ig trucks rum le past! Behind the fence# the workers keep a steady eye on him while they wait! They know who he is and why he's there! = few ha)e tussled with him! "e says they')e roken two of his cameras! Police ha)e responded to his complaints four times# records show# although they made no arrests! Wenning has filed a lawsuit against the city# claiming Potter and other ?ity ?ouncil mem ers are )iolating federal law y ,har oring illegal immigrants!, "e wants a judge to order the site shut down! ?ity attorneys say all the council did was gi)e money to the :O; Workers' <ights Education Project# which runs the center! = judge will hear the city's motion to dismiss the case ne*t month! Wenning says his wife worries a out his safety# and he's called police to report harassing phone calls at home! "e laughs off those concerns# although he does wonder whether his acti)ism and the attention it's drawn could keep him from getting a jo when his disa ility runs out in two years! E)en so# Wenning says# it's worth the risk! "e elie)es he speaks for a silent majority of Oregonians who think the city is wrong! "e's just the only one with the time ++ and anger ++ to show up day after day to tell the world! -- Anna Griffin; annagriffinGnews!oregonian!com

From 9/11 Commission hearings: COMMISSIONER JOHN LEHMAN: "Were you aware that it was the US government established policy not to question or oppose the sanctuary policies of New York, os !ngeles, "ouston, #hicago, San $iego for political reasons, which policy in those cities prohibited the local police from cooperating at all with federal immigration authorities%" CONDOLEEZA RICE: "& do not believe & was aware of that'"

Sanctuary Cities: What are they?

By Steve Salvi (Last revised 1-14-09) 8espite a #''( federal law "the %llegal %mmigration &eform and %mmigrant &esponsibility Act ( %%&%&A )$ that re uires local governments to cooperate with 8epartment of 0omeland Security!s %mmigration and 1ustoms Bnforcement (%1B), many large urban cities (and some small) have adopted so9called >sanctuary policies.> ;enerally, sanctuary policies instruct city employees not to notify the federal government of the presence of illegal aliens living in their communities. The policies also end the distinction between legal and illegal immigration99so illegal aliens often benefit from city services too. A formal sanctuary policy is a written policy that may have been passed by a local government body in the form of a resolution, ordinance, or administrative action99general or special orders, or departmental policies. 3ormal sanctuary cities are the easiest to identify because they put their sanctuary policies in writing, which become subject to public records re uests. The ;overnor of )aine instituted an B@ecutive 6rder entitled >An 6rder 1oncerning Access to State Services :y All Bntitled )aine &esidents,> in -55*. The 6rder limits state employee ability to report the presence of illegal aliens, which some people claim has resulted in many illegal aliens coming to )aine see+ing public benefits and valid )aine drivers licenses which can be used to drive in other states. ;avin 4ewsom, the mayor of San 3rancisco, 1alifornia, is publici2ing the fact that San 3rancisco is a sanctuary for illegal aliens. 0ere is )ayor 4ewsom!s official April, -55. press release for San 3rancisco!s Sanctuary 1ity 6utreach ?rogram. Since that time, the mayor has bac+trac+ed after news organi2ations began e@posing how the city administration!s policy has protected illegal aliens, including gang members that were committing serious crimes in San 3rancisco and elsewhere. ?ublicity about re9offending illegal aliens in Daty, TE, has also put pressure on that city!s administration to rethin+ it!s sanctuary policy99at least for felons. An informal sanctuary policy is a policy that does not e@ist on paper but none9the9less is carried out by government wor+ers (administrative, service, or safety). An informal sanctuary policy is more difficult to document since no public record e@ists. A city with an informal sanctuary policy can however be evidenced in other ways. A local government!s (e.g., township, village, city, or county) interaction with illegal aliens can evidence an >unwritten> sanctuary policy. 3or e@ample, does the police department contact %1B after determining that a driver involved in a misdemeanor traffic stop is an illegal alien or are they let go with no call to %1BF Statements and actions by public official can indicate a community!s unwritten policy. 8id a mayor of a town hire illegal alien day laborers for a city projectF 8oes a mayor, city administrator, or other city official complain to the press that illegal aliens were arrested by %1BF These statements and actions are indicators that an informal (unwritten) sanctuary policy may e@ist in a community. 4ews reports can also shed light on a local government unwritten policies. 6ne justification of creating sanctuary cities is often under the guise of protecting >immigrant rights.> :ut illegal aliens are not immigrants 99 immigrants come to the US legally, and maintain their legal presence. <hen a person is illegally smuggled into the U.S. or violates their visa restrictions 99 heGshe is not an immigrant or visitor, but an illegal alien subject to deportation. <hy do public officials pass sanctuary laws or establish unwritten >don!t as+99don!t tell> policiesF There are a variety of reasons. Some politicians attempt to appease illegal immigration support groups who lobby local governments to

List of US Sanctuary Cities*

*Note: Not all listings ha e !een independently confir"ed !y #$$%&C. %f you believe a city should not be listed, please send an email, and 677?A1 will ma+e note of the dispute and attempt to verify. Adjacent dates represent when a city was added to the list, not necessarily when it became (or allegedly became) a sanctuary city. 6ther notations may indicate the source of information. 1ities without a date were added prior to )ay, -55/. Some sanctuary cities may not have yet been identified and therefore not listed below. Cou are encouraged to perform additional research regarding the status of your own city. The presence of illegal aliens in a city does not necessarily indicate that a city is a >sanctuary city.>

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Anchora%e F6/!C/8G +on%ressional esearch $erviceI S F*he city of Fairbanks is under review for removal from the $anctuary +ities list due to the city councilEs &assa%e of a resolution su&&ortin% a formal reco%nition of its coo&eration with the ;e&artment of ,omeland $ecurityEs Immi%ration and +ustoms 2nforcement A%ency. *he city of >airban(s had &reviously been listed due its desi%nation as a sanctuary city by the +on%ressional esearch $ervice. *he city has dis&uted its listin%. *he +ityEs resolution and a final decision will be &osted soon. >airban(s will li(ely be removed from the list and then its enforcement statistics will be monitored for com&liance. O??PA+ than(s the +ity of >airban(s for ta(in% &ositive ste&s to clarify its com&liance with federal law.

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;avis +A ;owney, +A >resno, +A /a(ewood, +A /os An%eles, +A F+on%ressional /on% @each, +A /ynwood, +A -aywood, +A -ontebello, +A 4ational +ity, +A 4orwal(, +A Oa(land, +A here.I Paramount, +A Pico ivera, +A FAdded "HBGH8G. $ourceL 4/BJ/8G story by 5+@$ G48 A-. /in( esearch $erviceI F6/!C/8G +on%ressional esearch $erviceI

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$anta -aria, +A F!!H!"H8" $ubmitted research from local activist/ /istin% dis&uted by the city administrationI $onoma +ounty, +A Vernon, +A )atsonville, +A )ilmin%ton, +A FAdded J/C8/8G, documented by 5$@) newsI F+on%ressional esearch $erviceI

Colorado

Aurora, +O +ommerce +ity, +O ;enver, +O ;uran%o, +O >ederal ,ei%hts, +O >ort +ollins, +O /afayette, +O *hornton, +O )estminster, +O FAdded 6/C/8G, documented by readerI F+on%ressional esearch $erviceI esearch $erviceI

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Connecticut

4ew ,aven, +* cards to ille%al aliensI

FAdded 6/4/8G. *V 4ews "L +ity council votes BJH! to issue I;

/lorida

8eLeon Springs, 3L 8eltona, 3l

-iami, >/

Georgia ;alton, GA (Added 5/30/07. 6/!"/8G /istin% dis&uted as inaccurate by the +ity of ;alton, 3A. +urrently bein% researched. I

0llinois

+hica%o, I/ +icero, I/ 2vanston, I/

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1ansas

)ichita F$ourceL Police de&artment &olicy e.&osed after the death of /ola ?ayne, 5$4 *VHC, !BH!7H8"I

2assachusetts

+ambrid%e, -ass. F$ourceL @oston 3lobe. >irst &assed resolution in !7"JI

+helsea, -ass. FAddedL "H!4H8G $ourceL +helsea %overnment website with te.t of sanctuary &olicy.I Orleans, -ass. $&rin%field F6/!C/8G +on%ressional F;is&utedI esearch $erviceI

2aine

Portland FAdded J/C!/8G 4oteL -aine resident re&orted that Portland city council &assed sanctuary le%islationI $tate of -aine FAdded J/C!/8G 4oteL 3overnor of -aine initiated de facto &rotections for ille%als by 2.ecutive Order in B884IS

2aryland

@altimore, -; 3aithersbur%, -; -t. ainier, -;

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*a(oma Par(, -; F e&orted that +ity ordinance &assed some B8 years a%o< +on%ressional esearch $erviceI

2ichigan

Ann Arbor, )% 8etroit, )% 2innesota

((G#AG5/ 1ongressional &esearch Service) ((G#AG5/ 1ongressional &esearch Service)

-innea&olis, -4 $t. Paul, -4

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)orthin%ton, -4 FAdded JHC8H8G 4oteL *his is where a $wift &lant was raided by I+2 in ;ecember, B886I

Ne ada

eno

FAdded JHC!H8G< BH!"H8" ;is&uted. +ity claims it is not a sanctuary city<

O??PA+ has re'uested a co&y of city &olicies.I

Ne3 $ersey

+amden, 4? FAdded in B88G< latest sourceL +amden, Immi%rant ,avenM, @y /auren >eeney, City Pa"er, GH!6H8"I >ort /ee, 4? ,i%htstown, 4? FAdded JHC8H8GI

?ersey +ity, 4? 4ewar(, 4? 4orth @er%en, 4? *renton, 4? #nion +ity, 4? )est 4ew =or(, 4? FAdded 6HCH8GI

Ne3 2e4ico

Albu uer ue, 4) ((G#AG5/ 1ongressional &esearch ServiceJ .9#*95/ D6:9T= * Byewitness 4ews report) &io Ariba 1ounty, 4) ((G#AG5/ 1ongressional &esearch Service) Santa 3e, 4) Ne3 5or((G#AG5/ 1ongressional &esearch Service)

@ay $hore, 4= @rentwood, 4= +entral Isli&, 4= >armin%ville, 4= 4ew =or( +ity, 4= iverhead, 4= $hirly/-astic, 4= $&rin% Valley Villa%e, 4= FAdded GHBJH8GI #niondale, 4= )estbury, 4=

North Carolina

1arrboro, 41 (Added ##9#-95/ SourceH Towns differ on illegal aliens by Patrick inn! T"e #ews $ %bserver) 1hapel 0ill, 41 (Added ##9#-95/ SourceH Towns differ on illegal aliens by Patrick inn! T"e #ews $ %bserver)
+harlotte, 4+

+hatham +ounty, 4+ FAdded !H!4H87 $ourceL Chatham re#ects immi$ration "ro$ram% The News & ObserverI ;urham, 4+ alei%h )instonH$alem F6/!C/8G +on%ressional esearch $erviceI

#hio

1olumbus, 60

(/G,G5/ SourceH ,G#5G5/ 1olumbus 8ispatch article stating illegal aliens in misdemeanor cases are not reported to %1B) Lima, 60 (Added #59-.95. 4oteH 1ity administration opposes 1ounty Sheriff!s efforts to remove illegal aliens.)

?ainesville, 60

(/9#'95/ SourceH /9#.95/ 1leveland Scene article)

#-laho"a

6+lahoma 1ity
*ulsa &olicy.I

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F6HCH8G 4oteL *ulsa city council is discussin% chan%in% its sanctuary

#regon

State of 6regon K
Ashland, O 3aston, O -arion +ounty, O Portland, O

(.9'95/ 1ongressional &esearch Service) K(See note below)

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6e4as

Austin, *O @aytown, *O @rownsville, *O +hannelview, *O ;enton, *O ;allas, *O 2l +eniKo, *O >t.)orth, *O

F+on%ressional esearch $erviceI F6H!CH8G /ocal reader observationI

F6H!CH8G /ocal reader observationI

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esearch $erviceI

,ouston, *O 5aty, *O /aredo, *O -callen, *O Port Arthur, *O

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esearch $erviceI esearch $erviceI

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Utah

Provo, #* $alt /a(e +ity, #*

7irginia

Ale@andria, =AK '95/)

>airfa. +ounty, VA Vir%inia @each, VA

(Added #59(95., SourceH 1ity &esolution 4o. --*( adopted #59

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Washington

$eattle, )A

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Wisconsin

-adison, )I

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Wyo"ing

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Cities under re ie3

8iamond :ar, 1A ((G-(G5/ 8isputed by city. 1urrently being researched to verify.) 8es)oines, %A (Added ##9-.95/ SourceH Pro&osal seeks banning i''igration raids in ()*., by 4igel 8uara,
8es)oines9&egister)

:ridgeton, 47 note below.$

(Added (9A95/) "/9-/95/ 8isputed by a reputed farm wor+er advocate, see

?ee+s+ill, 4C

"8isputed, being researched$

San Antonio, TE "4oteH The Sanctuary status of San Antonio is disputed, being researched.$

Watch List Cities Note: 6his is a ne3 list started ;(')(*< and 3as updated on '*(==(*;:

$anta -aria, +A F$ourceL !8HBBH8" eader/ActivistI ?u&iter, >/ F$ourceL 4H!8H8" >ormer &olice officer claims that he was told not to re&ort ille%als to I+2I /e.in%ton, 5= sanctuary cityI )orcester, -A$$ /a(ewood, 4? +lar( +ounty, O, /ima, O, -iddletown, O, Oberlin, O, $&rin%field, O, F$ourceL !!H!BH8G $ubmitted by local resident who claims it is a F$ourceL "H!4H8G )orcester *ele%ramI F$ourceL7H!8H8" /ocal residentsI F$ourceL !HBGH8" $&rin%fieldH4ewsH$unI F$ourceL CHBH8" /aw enforcementI F$ourceL !HC8H8" -iddletown 4ewsH?ournalI F$ourceL Oberlin eviewI

F$ourceL !HBGH8" $&rin%fieldH4ewsH$unI

+lar( +ounty, O, F$ourceL 7HB7H8" $&rin%fieldH4ewsH$un 2ditorial F$heriff 5elly not interested in removin% ille%al aliensI 3allatin, *4 Portland, *4 F$ourceL 7HB6H8" eaderI F$ourceL 7HB6H8" eaderI

,endersonville, *4 F$ourceL 7HB6H8" eaderI )hitehouse, *4 F$ourceL 7HB6H8" eaderI

Sanctuary Cities8 US&: &dditional Notes

)esa, Ari2ona )esa Ari2ona has been added as a sanctuary city list because of its reported >don!t as+ don!t tell policy> and criticism by the local sheriff that the city is not enforcing the law. The sheriff has arrested illegal aliens wor+ing in city buildings (as contract wor+ers for a private cleaning company), reportedly after the city police department refused to investigate complaints of illegal hires by a whistleblower. Tucson, Ari2ona

Tucson Ari2ona has been added to the sanctuary city list because the Tucson police have instituted a new policy which prevents their officers from calling %mmigration and 1ustoms Bnforcement to schools and churches. State of 6regon According to a 1&S report (6ctober, -55,), 6regon passed a law in #'./ that prohibits local and state law enforcement from using state resources for locating and capturing illegal aliens. Law enforcement was permitted "but not re uired$ to >e@change information> with federal immigration agents if an illegal alien was arrested for a crime. San :ernardino, 1A. San :ernardino was added to the list on 7une (th of -55/ as a result of a readers submission. 6n September ,th -55., the city administration contacted me to dispute its listing. 677?A1 has as+ed the city!s law department to forward copies of the city!s policies regarding its processes when illegal aliens are encountered in its city. :ridgeton, 47 emailH /9-/95/ 8isputed by a reputed farm wor+er advocate who sent me this

>% just wanted to point out an inaccuracy on your website!s listing of sanctuary cities. Cou have :ridgeton, 47 listed as a sanctuary city, and indeed it is most definitely not. % wor+ with 1ATA 9 The 3arm wor+ers! Support committee (www.cata9farmwor+ers.org) and we have an organi2ed group of membership in this town. 6ne of our goals is wor+ing towards ma+ing :ridgeton an sanctuary city, but the local government is uite unfriendly towards the immigrant population, and the mayor has even hinted at wanting to implement a 0a2leton type of ordinance (luc+ily, given yesterday!s legal decision, that won!t be happening).> 1olumbus, 60 6he Colu"!us 9ispatch [#hio] 3rote: >The police didn!t contact immigration authorities concerning those who were determined to be undocumented, :ooth said. Authorities say that!s typical when it comes to misdemeanor charges.> "1olumbus, 6hio$ ?ainesville, 60 Cle eland Scene ><(';(*<? @uotes the %aines ille %olice Chief Aary S"ith: KKK0e "?olice 1hief ;ary Smith$ has no ualms about laying out his indifference in plain BnglishH ><e don!t care what your "immigration$ status is.> KKK 6+lahoma 1ity, 6D

#ne reader 3rote a!out #-laho"a City:

Oklahoma City is a sanctuary city de facto. Police officers have been told not to stop any Hispanic for minor traffic violations, because they have a good chance of being illegal and it is a waste of time. The City has not been enforcing City Code if the recipient of the code violation doesn't speak nglish. !nd is not attempting to enforce the single"family dwelling laws.

State of )aine ;overnor 7ohn B. :aldacci issued e@ecutive order #A 3C 5*G5, which was issued on April ', -55*. The order is entitled MAn 6rder 1oncerning Access to State Services by All Bntitled )aine &esidents.N The order prohibits state wor+ers from in uiring about the immigration status of anyone applying for services. Ale@andria, =A &esolution 4o. --*(, adopted 6ctober ', -55/ states in partH B:::the City and its arious agencies 3ill neither "a-e in@uirers a!out nor report on the citi.enship of those 3ho see- the protection of its la3s or the use of its ser ices:B Bvidently in Ale@andria, illegal alien are safe from %mmigration and 1ustoms Bnforcement until they commit a >serious> crime. So what crimes can illegals commit with impunity from the federal governmentF TheftF &apeF 8rug dealingF ;ang activityF 677?A1!s belief is that the 1ity!s &esolution conflict!s with its responsibility under federal law. Research Resources >inco"plete listing?

+on%ressional esearch $ervice, /ibrary of +on%ress + $ e&ort for +on%ress, 2nforcin% Immi%ration /awL *he ole of $tate and /ocal /aw 2nforcement, #&dated Au%ust !4, B886