By Amber Tong | Governing
Donald Trump typically gets an enthusiastic response from crowds when he rails against U.S. cities that are perceived as safe havens for undocumented immigrants. “My opponent wants sanctuary cities,” the GOP presidential nominee told the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, drawing boos.
Trump’s assertion is accurate: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has long supported sanctuary city policies. A 2015 statement from her campaign noted that she “believes that sanctuary cities can help further public safety, and she has defended those policies going back years.” In her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last night, she pledged to build a path to citizenship for working immigrants and said it would be “self-defeating and inhumane to try to kick them out.”
