Madison won't change immigrant policies if Donald Trump cracks down on 'sanctuary cities'

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Source: Chippewa Herald Telegram






MATTHEW DeFOUR [e-mail] Updated 9 hrs ago 0

Madison city officials said Wednesday they will not change policies related to police interactions with immigrants in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to cancel federal funding to so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Mayor Paul Soglin and Police Chief Mike Koval also decried reports across the nation in the wake of Trump’s victory last week of an uptick in hate-related incidents, including an anonymous letter a Fitchburg woman provided to police that gloated about Trump’s victory, called a family with 11 adopted minority children “race traitors,” told the woman to “go home” and declared “race wars are on.”

Soglin said Madison will “continue its present policies” and won’t waver from a commitment to protecting the “respect and dignity of all people within the community.”

“This is a battle for every one of us,” Soglin said. “We have to speak out, we have to acknowledge when discrimination and hate take place.”.............................

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Glad to see this article. There are still a few blue spots in WI.

[frazzled]

1. None of the major cities will

Most of the mayors of the large cities have already pledged that they will remain "sanctuary cities": New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc. etc.

It's good to know we have buffers between us and the new government.

Good for Madison for joining in.

[Sunlei]

2. That just means they can't invade their home & drag them away for only immigration status.

Everything else, get stopped for a 'taillight out' or jay walking or the common police stop excuse, "you look like a suspect on my list" and that's it, freedom is over.

By the way in most states persons without papers can't even get a drivers license anymore. Or a personal major telephone account, a basic checking account, nothing. Usually legal friends and family help.

[Calista241]

3. That's easy to say and harder to do if the Feds withhold money. N/t