Thread: Phoenix Mayor: Phoenix Can't Legally Become A Sanctuary City

By Kathy Ritchie, Matthew Casey
Published: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 5:00am
Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 5:05am

Phoenix officials are advising the City Council to deny a resident's petition to adopt so-called sanctuary policies to shield immigrants.

While the City Council is scheduled to consider the petition at a meeting next Wednesday, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton clarified the city’s position at a press conference on Friday.

“But because of 1070 as a legal matter, we can’t become a sanctuary city," he said.

A memo by the city attorney says the petition’s request is vague and amounts to asking the city and its employees to violate a requirement set by the law.

President Trump has threatened to withdraw federal funding from sanctuary cities.

http://kjzz.org/content/433975/phoen...sanctuary-city

Thank you Phoenix!! Thank you SB 1070!! Thank you Jan Brewer!!!