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Mitt Romney: “Absolutely. It called itself a sanctuary city. And as a matter of fact, when the Welfare Reform Act that President…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2007
Absolutely. It called itself a sanctuary city. And as a matter of fact, when the Welfare Reform Act that President Clinton brought forward said that they were going to end the sanctuary policy of New York City, the mayor actually brought a suit to maintain its sanctuary city status.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney asserts that New York was officially recognized as a sanctuary city and references a legal challenge to maintain that status.

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