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Luis Gutiérrez: “Not all jurisdictions call themselves sanctuary cities. It's a political term, political term of art some people…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2015
Not all jurisdictions call themselves sanctuary cities. It's a political term, political term of art some people appropriate and others don't.
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Luis Gutiérrez
Democratic · Illinois

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Gutierrez discusses the term 'sanctuary cities' and its varied interpretations.

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