Virginia Rep. James Walkinshaw Doesn’t Believe Sanctuary Cities Exist

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WALKINSHAW: "First, in terms of the so-called sanctuary cities argument, look, that‘s an issue of federalism. State and local governments in this country get to set their policies, and those policies make sense for those communities. I don‘t agree with the term — "

CORNISH: "Even if it interrupts what the federal law enforcement is doing?"

WALKINSHAW: "Yeah, I don‘t agree that it interrupts — having been in local government, what the Trump Administration says is a sanctuary policy is actually their demand that local police, local sheriffs, local jails do the federal government's job in enforcing immigration law."