A sanctuary city is not the choosing of the Secretary of Homeland Security, it is states' rights.
Summer Lee: “A sanctuary city is not the choosing of the Secretary of Homeland Security, it is states' rights.”
On the recordJuly 13, 2015
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She clarifies that the designation of sanctuary cities is determined by states, not federal officials.
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