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Sanctuary city
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 * Name of article: Sanctuary city
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen to evaluate this article due the fact that sanctuary cities impact that sanctuary cities have on enforcement of immigration law. In fear of deportation, many immigrants seek refuge in sanctuary cities. With access to government services, sanctuary cities are not presumed to participate in the deportation of undocumented immigrants. By giving access to government services, immigrants in sanctuary cities are respected as stakeholders and contributors of the United States.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it provides a brief introductory description defining the role of sanctuary cities.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * The Lead does highlight the article's major sections by stating that sanctuary cities are generally found in North America and Western Europe. The sections of the article dive deeper into the specific locations of sanctuary cities within North America and Western Europe.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, all the information in the Lead is present within the subsections of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article's content deals primarily with the United States, but does not represent a world view of the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes; the page was last edited on October 29, 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * If anything, there should be additional content in reference to a worldwide view of sanctuary cities. Given the monolithic perspective highlighting Sanctuary cities from the US, we are provided with a subjective point of view.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, this article is neutral. It provides background of policies in sanctuary cities, as well as a historical background accompanied by terminology related to the topic.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * There does not seem to be a heavily biased position in this article.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * I believe that the viewpoints of sanctuary cities in the United States in overrepresented in comparison to the representation of other world views in the article.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, this article provides factual information, so it does not show a bias. However, the provided information may persuade readers to support sanctuary cities rather than oppose them, or vise versa.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * The article provides 195 sources in the reference section and from those cities with the article.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * The sources seems to be thorough, as they reference a variety of topics from a variety of resources.
 * Are the sources current?
 * The earliest written source was from 2006 and the most recent was written in 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes, the links that I tried did open.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, this article does not contain any noticeable errors and it is easily understandable.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * I did not notice any grammatical or spelling errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, this article is well-organized and follows the structure of topics listed within the introductory table of contents.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The article only includes images of maps that illustrate the location of sanctuary cities in the United States. There is another map referencing U.S. states colored by their policy on sanctuary states, describing whether or not a state bans sanctuary cities.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, the images/maps are well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes, I believe they adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes, although it would be more visually appealing if the images had the same dimensions in size.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Conversations within the talk page make reference to legal terminology that relate to sanctuary cities.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is rated poorly in the page that readers believe it is biased and missing critical information regarding the lack of discussion revolving around policy.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia discussion the topic of sanctuary cities in a critical manner, as well as provided a great deal of factual information.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article is recently active.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article is strong in that it reports important factual information.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * This article can be improved by proving an extended worldwide view of the topic, rather than simply a perspective from U.S. policies.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * After reading the talk page I realized that there is potential for the article to be better developed, yet I do believe it provides a strong foundation for reads to learn general information about the topic.

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