As a sanctuary city, Chicago's not in the majority of American voters' good graces. A Rasmussen poll released Tuesday says 54 percent of those surveyed support legal action against sanctuary cities and 60 percent support withholding federal funds from the jurisdictions.
While the feds are suing Arizona for their state law challenging federal law enforcement by toughening on illegals within their state's boundaries, the Obama administration refuses to do anything about sanctuary cities which ignore federal immigration statutes. The Washington Post writes:
A representative for U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. recently said a "big difference" exists between a state or locality choosing not to use resources to enforce a federal law and a state passing its own immigration policy that "actively interferes with federal law."
Rasmussen found that 56 percent of those surveyed oppose the Justice Department's action against Arizona and that 61 percent favor legislation similar to Arizona's in their own state.
Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and the District of Columbia are among the major U.S. cities that have adopted sanctuary ordinances, which prohibit police officers and other municipal employees from asking people about their immigration status.
Your thoughts -- should the feds force sanctuary city Chicago to enforce immigration laws?