Sanctuary Cities: And why Establishment politicians are not to be trusted - including G.W. Bush. Includes most current list on net.

Sanctuary Cities as of September of 2011 by J Smithson

In 2007, Human Events ran a list of sanctuary cities. That list had 31 cities. Our has 47, if I counted correctly. The first such city was in 1989 (San Francisco - of course), but the real growth of these illegitimate townships occurred under the last years of Clinton/Bush and facilitated under Obama. I expect an anarchist stance from the likes of Obama, but not from G.W., yet, that was the case.

The fact that there are Republicans who support the rule of lawlessness in this regard, is most disappointing and the part of the reason why the T.E.A. party folks have developed a serious animus for Establishment politicians in both parties.

The fact that George Bush was involved in this process, as well as Affordable Housing agenda (that all had a "right" to own their own homes) and passed through the "abortion pill," RU 486, is proof positive that Establishment Conservatives cannot be trusted. They can either go on "on the record" or drop dead. A consistent conservative legislative record would help, as well.

Many cities are "sanctuary"by "de facto" -- a policy of "don't ask, don't tell" that makes the creation of an accurate and comprehensive list almost impossible.

Better known sanctuary cities . . . . .

Continue reading here (three lists included) . . . . . .

Anchorage, AK
Fairbanks, AK
Chandler, AZ

Phoenix, AZ²

Fresno, CA : Fresno is on this list, but I cannot confirm that the city belongs on this list.
Los Angeles, CA

National City, CA⁴

San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA

Sonoma County, CA
Evanston, IL
Chicago, IL³

Cicero, IL
Cambridge, MA
Orleans, MA

Portland, ME
Baltimore, MD
Takoma Park, MD

Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit, MI
Minneapolis, MN

Newark, NJ¹
Trenton, NJ¹
Durham, NC

Albuquerque, NM
Aztec, NM
Rio Arriba, County, NM

Sante Fe, NM
New York, NY
Ashland, OR
Gaston, OR

Marion County, OR

Austin, TX Houston, TX Katy, TX Virginia Beach, VA
Seattle, WA

Madison, Wi: Hey, there teachers don't play by the rules, so, of course Madison is an anti-American city.

Washington D.C. is added to the list as of October 19, 2011 per this report.

The States of Oregon and Maine are sanctuary regions.

Add these cities to the list:

This CR pdf was used in this report along with actual verification of each city on the list by rite of city /country charter, laws or local newspaper reporting.

Also, "sanctuary" is used to describe illegal alien issues and land use issue including bans on oil drilling. An example of this can be found here.

Bell Gardens, CA
City of Industry, CA
City of Commerce, CA
Cypress, CA
Davis CA
Downey, CA
Fresno, CA . . . . Fresno is on all lists but I live just outside the city. I do not include Fresno on this list.
Lakewood, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Long Beach, CA
Lynwood, CA
Maywood, CA
Montebello, CA
National City, CA
Norwalk, CA
Oakland, CA
Paramount, CA
Pico Rivera, CA . . . . . 80% Hispanic
South Gate was on this list - I cannot confirm its inclsusion on this list. San Bernardino County: sanctuary community/ de facto.
San Diego, CA . . . added to list in 2006 (news release).
Santa Cruz, CA
San Francisco, CA . . . . . San Fran was the first declared city/ 1989.
San Jose, CA
Sanoma County, CA . . . Sanoma is an environmental sanctuary. I cannot confirm it to be more than this.
Vernon, CA (Vernon should not be on this list per my investigation).
Watsonville, CA by formal decree, Watsonville practices “OpportunityThrough Diversity." (5/10/07)

Wilmington, CA

Colorado: state law makes "immigrant sanctuaries" illegal and State funds are cut off to cities involved in the practice. The following cities are such by rite of de facto compliance and are among the most politically liberal communities in the state. the Democrat governor of Colorado is not supportive of "sanctuaries."

Aurora, CO
Commerce City, CO
Denver, CO . . . . I lived in Denver. Definitely a sanctuary city. This is confirmed by CAIR.
Durango, CO
Federal Heights, CO
Fort Collins CO
Lafayette, CO
Thornton, CO
Westminster, CO

New Haven, CT . . . by legislative decree

Springfield CT (Disputed)

DeLeon Springs, FL

Deltona, Fl

Miami, FL

Chicago, IL
Cicero, IL
Evanston, IL

Cambridge, Mass. On of the earliest sanctuary cities.

Chelsea, Mass.
Orleans, Mass.

Portland, Maine -- the entire state is "sanctuary,"

Baltimore, MD
Gaithersburg, MD
Takoma Park, MD

Ann Arbor, MI

Detroit, MI

Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul, MN
Worthington, MN

Reno

Camden, NJ
Fort Lee, NJ
Hightstown, NJ
Jersey City, NJ
Newark, NJ
North Bergen, NJ
Trenton, NJ
Union City, NJ
West New York, NJ

Albuquerque, NM

Rio Ariba County, NM

Santa Fe, NM

Bay Shore, NY
Brentwood, NY
Central Islip, NY
Farmingville, NY
New York City, NY
Riverhead, NY
Shirly/Mastic, NY
Spring Valley Village, NY
Uniondale, NY
Westbury, NY

Charlotte, NC
Durham, NC

Columbus, OH

Painesville, OH Painesville City Manager objects to this distinction.

Oklahoma City (de facto)

Tulsa, Ok, is on most lists, but it is not clear that it belongs on any of them.

Ashland, OR
Gaston, OR
Marion County, OR
Portland, OR

Austin, TX
Brownsville, TX
Denton, TX
Dallas, TX
El Cenizo, TX
Ft.Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Katy, TX
Laredo, TX
Mcallen, TX
San Antonio, TX
Provo, UT

Salt Lake City, UT

Fairfax County, VA

Virginia Beach, VA (Added 6/3/07)

State of Oregon: the state, itself, is "sanctuary" by law (Sanctuary City Information.)

Columbus, OH

Painesville, OH

Oklahoma City, OK

None of the following states allow sanctuary cities within their borders. Source: Sanctuary City Information.

STATES Alabama Arkansas Delaware Hawaii Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire North Dakota Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Vermont West Virginia TERRITORIES American Samoa Guam Northern Marianas Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

In a Congressional Research Report, we learn that legislation was created by the Marxist legislator, Sheila Jackson, to forbid reprisals against sanctuary communities, whether state or city,



S. 95, introduced by
Senator David Vitter, would prohibit any funds appropriated for the Community Oriented
Policing Services Program from being used in contravention of IIRIRA § 642. H.R. 264, the Save
America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009, introduced by Representative Sheila JacksonLee, would repeal IIRIRA § 642 and PRWORA § 434, thereby permitting states and localities to restrict the sharing of immigration-related information with federal authorities. (Source: CR report, p 4)