Local law enforcement is critical to cracking down on illegal immigration / Police Executive Research Forum -- Local law enforcement is not responsible for immigration enforcement / Andrew Ba Tran -- Sanctuary cities allow immigrants to become a contributing part of the community / Andrea Germanos -- Sanctuary cities are protecting criminals / Dan Cadman and Jessica Vaughan -- The priority for protection should be US citizens, not immigrants / Joseph Klein -- Faith communities and campuses should be refuges for immigrants / Rebekah Barber -- Crime rates among illegal immigrants are misrepresented / Hans A. von Spakovsky and Grant Strobl -- Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes / Lauren Carasik -- Sanctuary cities do not protect criminals / Maura Ewing -- Sanctuary cities threaten public safety / Jessica Vaughan -- Sanctuary cities are safer and more community-oriented / Alice Miranda Ollstein -- Giving illegal immigrants refuge is unfair to those who came here legally / James Simpson -- Illegal immigrants were desperate to flee their conditions / Chris Welzenbach -- Sanctuary cities allow terrorists to enter the United States easily / Steven A. Camarota -- Cities that are terrorist targets still welcome immigrants / Elizabeth Ross -- Executive orders banning sanctuary cities work against democracy / David Trilling -- Cities and states can't fix our immigration problem / Nathan Kasai and Sarah Trumble -- Losing federal funding can adversely affect residents of sanctuary cities / Shefali Luthra -- Immigrants are central to America's national community / Stanley Renshon -- Sanctuary cities are unconstitutional / Hans A. von Spakovsky.