Sanctuary policies:
Anti-democratic, illegal, and costly

The people of the United States, through their representatives in Congress, have attached limits and requirements to immigration to the United States. Many foreign nationals, however, choose to ignore these democratically enacted laws. This results in the dangerous and alarmingly widespread phenomenon of illegal immigration. In a world in which nearly 5 billion persons live in countries poorer than Mexico, illegal immigration, of course, simply must be stopped.

Very disturbing, however, is the fact that some local municipalities have adopted policies, either in law or in practice, that similarly ignore the wishes of the American people. These policies, called "sanctuary policies," promise foreign nationals who have broken our laws that the municipality in which they live will help them in their lawbreaking by resisting efforts to report them to the proper authorities. "Sanctuary cities" also flout the law by offering certain public services, like shelter, to persons regardless of whether the person is in the United States in violation of American law.

Such policies are illegal, naturally, and have been rejected by the courts. Nevertheless, some cities, remarkably, persist in maintaining their illegal sanctuary policies. Unfortunately, the executive branch of the federal government has been for many years utterly derelict in forcing, as is its duty, municipalities to abide by the law.

The Founding Fathers, however, foresaw situations like this, and instituted a mechanism by which the people of the United States could compel its laws and will to be respected: the courts.

Therefore, if you live in a city with a sanctuary policy (either explicit or implicit), and you have been the victim of a violent crime committed by an illegal alien who has benefited from said sanctuary policy, and if you have suffered personal injury, you might be entitled to monetary damages. If you fit this description, please click here, and follow the instructions.

Sanctuary cities given notice:

City	Date notice given
New York City	Jan 18, 2003
Houston	Feb 8, 2003
Los Angeles	Nov 21, 2003