The question of whether local declarations offering sanctuary for LGBTQIA+ people place local law above federal law depends on what the statements actually promise.
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As the US federal government shifts toward harsher and more restrictive immigration policies, local authorities are pushing back with the “sanctuary cities” movement.
A legal scholar explains how even in the early days of the republic, Americans struggled to agree on who had the final say on immigration issues.
Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?
