Crime Rejected

From the BBC:

“Tucson: Voters in liberal US city reject sanctuary city status”

Voters in Tucson have overwhelmingly rejected a move to become a "sanctuary city" - a city with policies to aid undocumented immigrants. The measure would have put more restrictions on how police enforce immigration laws. Activists pushed the bill to give a voice to the Latino community in Arizona state's second-largest city. But opponents argued Tucson was already immigrant-friendly and that the measure would do more harm than good. In an interview before the vote on Tuesday, Mayor Jonathan Rothschild was quoted by AP news agency as saying: "The city of Tucson, in all respects except being labelled as such, operates as a sanctuary city." The mayor and city council members - who are all Democrats - were worried about unintended consequences of becoming an official sanctuary city, like losing millions of dollars in state and federal funding. Trump considering releasing migrant detainees in sanctuary cities President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised sanctuary cities and has threatened to withhold their access to funding. A federal court ruled in June that the administration could consider a city's enforcement of immigration laws when deciding how to distribute federal funds. Mr Rothschild also said the initiative would have placed unnecessary burdens on officers even on issues unrelated to immigration. The ballot measure was intended to counter a 2010 Arizona immigration law known as SB1070, which sparked mass protests and boycotts of the state. After revisions to the bill, courts upheld the requirement for police officers to check immigration status of people they suspected to be in the US illegally. While Tucson voters rejected the sanctuary city measure, they also elected the city's first Latina mayor, Regino Romero.

^ Any place (city, State or Country) that helps illegal immigrants is aiding criminals at the same time. I am not talking about refugees fleeing wars, but men, women and children who decide to either enter a country without the correct documentation or doesn’t leave a country once their legal visit limit has expired. By breaking the law they automatically become criminals and every criminal should be brought to justice and not aided-and-abetted by ordinary citizens or government officials of any kind. I know some groups try and use euphemisms (like “undocumented”) instead of “illegals” but a rose by any other name is still a rose and an undocumented person is still illegal and so still a criminal. Also anyone who helps a criminal becomes a criminal themselves and that is what the idea of sanctuary cities falls under – making government officials and ordinary citizens criminals for helping criminals. I believe that legal immigration (especially into the US) needs to be reformed to make it easier, less expensive and more welcoming  - thus rewarding those who follow the law – and that illegal immigration (especially into the US) needs to be reformed to make it harder with real punishments enforced (ie. deportations, prison time, etc.)  - thus not rewarding those who do not follow the law. I also do not think it is right to say people who are against sanctuary cities and illegal immigrants are racists. I don’t care what race, sex, sexual orientation, etc. a person is I only care about if they are a criminal or not a criminal and as I already stated: an illegal immigration and those that aid them are criminals. ^

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50315969