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Topic: Sanctuary Cities
I will update the effects section which is suggested as needing to be expanded. The topic, being a controversial and current topic, has led to the page having a lot of news sources. There is a considerable amount of bias throughout the page. I will use as many peer reviewed sources rather than news sources where possible. I will do my best to maintain neutrality. Knowing that bias still comes unconsciously at times, I would appreciate feedback on my objectivity.

Effects
A study by Loren Collingwood of the University of California at Riverside and others found that sanctuary policy itself has no statistically meaningful effect on crime.

A study by Tom K. Wong, associate professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, published by the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, determined: "Crime is statistically significantly lower in sanctuary counties compared to nonsanctuary counties. Moreover, economies are stronger in sanctuary counties—from higher median household income, less poverty, and less reliance on public assistance to higher labor force participation, higher employment-to-population ratios, and lower unemployment." The study also showed that sanctuary cities build trust between local law enforcement and the community, which enhances public safety overall. The study evaluated sanctuary and non-sanctuary cities while controlling for differences in population, the foreign-born percentage of the population, and the percentage of the population that is Latino."

ADDING:

Crime
A study by Loren Collingwood of the University of California at Riverside and others found that sanctuary policy itself has no statistically meaningful effect on crime.

A study by Tom K. Wong, associate professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, published by the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, determined: "Crime is statistically significantly lower in sanctuary counties compared to nonsanctuary counties. Moreover, economies are stronger in sanctuary counties—from higher median household income, less poverty, and less reliance on public assistance to higher labor force participation, higher employment-to-population ratios, and lower unemployment." The study also showed that sanctuary cities build trust between local law enforcement and the community, which enhances public safety overall. The study evaluated sanctuary and non-sanctuary cities while controlling for differences in population, the foreign-born percentage of the population, and the percentage of the population that is Latino."

Economy
Advocates of local enforcement of immigration laws argue that more regulatory local immigration policies would cause immigrants to flee those cities and possibly the United States altogether, while opponents argue that regulatory policies on immigrants wouldn't affect their presence because immigrants looking for work will relocate towards economic opportunity despite challenges living there. Undocumented migrants tend to be attracted to states with more economic opportunity and individual freedom. Because there is no reliable data that asks for immigration status, there is no way to tell empirically if regulatory policies do have an effect on immigrant presence. A study comparing restrictive counties with nonrestrictive counties found that local jurisdictions which enacted regulatory immigration policies experienced a 1-2% negative effect in employment.

Health and Well-being
A preliminary study's results imply that the number of Sanctuary cities in the U.S. positively affects well-being in the undocumented immigrant population. Concerning health, a study in North Carolina found that after implementation of section 287(g), prenatal Hispanic/Latina mothers were more likely than non-Hispanic/Latina mothers to have late or inadequate prenatal care. The study's interviews indicated that Hispanics/Latinos in the section 287(g) counties had distrust in health services among other services and had fear about going to the doctor.

Adding to first section on Sanctuary City:
Supporters of regulatory immigrant policies argue that having state and local reinforcement of immigration law supports the mission of immigration agents, while supporters of liberal immigration policies argue that the duty of immigration law enforcement is not in the hands of state and local government. Legal opinions vary on whether immigration enforcement by local police is constitutional.

Preliminary Sources:

http://www.citylab.com/crime/2017/01/sanctuary-cities-are-safer-and-more-productive/514508/

http://www.policylink.org/sites/default/files/INSECURE_COMMUNITIES_REPORT_FINAL.PDF

http://www.citylab.com/crime/2016/01/immigration-policing-enforcement-287g-durham-alamance-north-carolina/423723/

Review
They look like useful additions. Your references need to be fixed up a bit. Try to find out what that date stuff means. One journal article has a DOI number, and one can link to it directly from the article. If the other journal articles are online and have DOI numbers, please put those in and they will link too. That is a nice feature. I don't know if one can link if there is not a DOI number. RBThom (talk) 02:12, 27 February 2017 (UTC)