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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]since DC has no real autonomy, can the federal gov't dictate that it is NOT allowed to be a sanctuary city?[/quote]

Now that is one pissing match it would be fun to see Trump lose.  How does the president plan to ensure that a City where only 4% of the residents voted for him checks the immigration status of everyone the police stop for a traffic citation or who interacts with the school system or the municipal government in some way?  As opposed to saying sure we did that, and then ignoring him. That's  a lot of Feds (who hate Trump) micromanaging and overseeing a lot of bureaucrats (who also hate Trump).  Sure Trump-- or Congress for that matter, can tell D.C. to shape up.  In practice, 96% of D.C. (And probably 99% of municipal employees) will enjoy giving Trump the middle finger, however they feel about immigrants. [/quote]

I think you are totally right. Interestingly, though, maybe five years ago, DC's police spokesperson told me that they DO check the immigration status not only of the people they take in, but also of the people who come to them for help. This was even after declaring DC a sanctuary city. I checked this with them multiple times just to make sure I'd understood right.

This was, like I said, a while ago - I don't know what they are doing now.[/quote]

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