Why Isn’t the Obama Administration Suing ‘Sanctuary Cities’?
The lawsuit against SB1070 has nothing to do with keeping immigration policy in federal hands.

U.S. law prohibits public universities from providing in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrant students, yet ten states currently allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. Numerous “sanctuary cities” deliberately subvert federal immigration policy by preventing local law enforcement and other officials from inquiring as to the immigration status of residents. Some have gone even further by providing undocumented immigrants with local forms of identification.

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