How Our Suburbs Are Under Attack From Illegal Immigrant ‘Sanctuary’ Laws

America’s suburbs have become a political football this year on the question of whether the federal government should mandate low-income housing in suburban neighborhoods.

While that debate will continue to rage, far less attention is being paid to a problem that has been destroying the suburbs for several years. That would be the proliferation of so-called sanctuary laws that shield dangerous illegal aliens from deportation.

Liberal politicians sell sanctuary laws to the public as a great benefit to their communities. If we obstruct federal immigration authorities in their mission to deport those here illegally, they say, we will have a safer, more welcoming community.

They also say that immigrants will have less fear of law enforcement and, therefore, will be more willing to alert police and act as witnesses to criminal acts.