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Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

A sanctuary city is a city that adopts local policies designed to not prosecute people solely for being an undocumented individual in the country in which they are currently living.

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Response rates from 156k Canada voters.

46%
Yes
54%
No
45%
Yes
50%
No
0%
Yes, but fine companies that employ illegal immigrants
4%
No, and we should ban the use of sanctuary cities
0%
Yes but decrease the amount of sanctuary cities.
0%
No, and all federal funding is unconstitutional

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 @9FN75NHfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

dont think this applies to canada?

 @BBGQBW2from Alberta  answered…4mos4MO

Canada has no "sanctuary" city. This is a US framed question. Irrelevant to Canada. Remove the question for this reason

 @9V798RXfrom Northwest Territories  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but have these cities closely monitored, screen the people before entering, and limit the number of sanctuary cities.

 @9K6JKN3from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

No. Those cities should use the people for some jobs to maintain those cities. Start assimilating them in to the culture sooner than later.

 @BCWGSTT from Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

I was not aware Canada had sanctuary cities.

 @BCMLGBGfrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

No, the funding should come within the municipal governments of those cities

 @B9XGTFPfrom Montana  answered…5mos5MO

No, and no city should receive federal funding directly. Property taxes should be enough to manage municipal services

 @B4MYRBKfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

If this is asking if they should continue to receive existing funding in general for other things, yes, but if it asking if they should receive funding for being a sanctuary city, then no

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