Good answer RvW!

This is a touchy subject because a large number of the illegals contribute to society,. A significant percentage of the illegals in this country are here on overstayed visas in addition to people coming over the southern boarder. The overstayed visas group who usses the sanctuary cities pretty much exclusively to stay in this country, gain employment and live in the city not having to wory about their "status". That is the group the sanctuary city status is meant to protect, not people coming from the southern boarder.