68% of Americans Oppose Sanctuary Cities

author Published by Chris Chmielenski

A new poll conducted by Rasmussen reveals that 68% of Americans oppose sanctuary cities and 50% believe that the policies lead to an increase in crime. The poll was conducted late last week.

Sixty-five percent of the respondents say they follow news stories that involve sanctuary cities; 28% say they follow them very closely. When asked about the creation of sanctuary cities, only 13% of respondents favor their creation.

Forty-nine percent of Americans support cutting off federal funding to sanctuary cities, while 33% oppose a cutoff. In October, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) offered an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science spending bill, but a motion to table the amendment passed 61-to-38.

San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York City and many other cities offer sanctuary to illegal aliens.

For more information on this poll, see Rasmussen Reports.

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