POLS 1101 Sanctuary for Federalism Questions

For homework, you will review and respond to material surrounding sanctuary cities in the face of US Federalism.

To complete this assignment, you will need to do number of tasks,

They are:

1. Watch this video called How Sanctuary Cities Actually Work

2. Review the lecture slides.

3. Read two (2) of the following three (3) articles:

Sanctuary Federalism-Affirming Separation of Powers https://www.natlawreview.com/article/sanctuary-federalism-affirming-separation-powers-between-states-and-federal

A Fight Over Sanctuary Cities is a Fight over Federalism.https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/381998-fight-over-sanctuary-cities-is-also-a-fight-over-federalism

Federalism, the Constitution, and Sanctuary Cities https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/11/26/federalism-the-constitution-and-sanctuary-cities/?noredirect=on

Submit answers to the following questions.

1. What type of federalism is being demonstrated in this case?

2. Based on the US Constitution, who is right in this case and why? Cite/reference specific article(s) and clause(s).

3. What would be the top three arguments for being a sanctuary city?

4. What would be the top three arguments against being a sanctuary city?

5. If you were a US Supreme Court justice, and a sanctuary city case was tried before you, why would you be for or against the rights of sanctuary cities to refuse complying with federal immigration laws?