1. What is a sanctuary city? (see para. 4)

2. How many sanctuary cities are there in the U.S. today?

3. What crimes have illegal alien criminals protected by sanctuary cities been convicted of?

4. What action did Chicago take in its 2006 sanctuary city ordinance?

5. How much taxpayer money does Illinois spend on illegal aliens per year?

6. The NY Post reporter embedded with a team of federal ICE agents on Thursday and wrote: local activists, legislators and school administrators in Illinois have been coaching migrants, including criminals charged with sex assaults, weapons violations and worse, on their rights and how to evade ICE agents.
Why do you think Chicago (and other sanctuary cities) are trying to protect criminal illegal aliens who harm citizens? What do you think is their motive?

7. In this commentary, Mr. Guzzardi makes the following points:

• "Sanctuary cities violate federal immigration law, which says no state or local government may prohibit or in any way restrict local officials from communicating with immigration authorities about a person’s immigration status."
• "Sanctuary jurisdictions receive funding despite actively hindering cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities. Consequently, [federal government] funding programs subsidize cities that violate federal law and undermine community welfare."
• "To end the criminality that sanctuary cities represent, the Trump administration should seal the border, [which he did on inauguration night in an executive order], remove dangerous criminals from sanctuary jurisdictions, and stop sending the defiant municipalities money."

a) What do you think about Mr. Guzzardi’s assertions/recommendation? Is he accurate, is he completely off-base? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.