New Haven mayor vows to protect sanctuary city

"I BELIEVE IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WE WILL
FIGHT IT."REASSURANCE FROM
MAYOR TONI HARP.AFTER
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS ORDERS
TO CLAMP DOWN ON IMMIGRATION.
AND DEFUND SANCTUARY CITIES.
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A PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP'S
ORDERS.JUST ABOUT TO GET
UNDERWAY IN THE ELM CITY.
YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE.
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NEW HAVEN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
SANCTUARY CITIES IN OUR
COUNTRY. THANKS FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT. I'M ANNE CRAIG.
AND I'M DARREN KRAMER.MANY
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. ESPECIALLY
STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL IN
SCHOOL.WORRIED ABOUT WHAT
TRUMP'S ACTIONS WILL MEAN FOR
THEIR FUTURE. NEWS 8'S NOELLE
GARDNER IS LIVE IN NEW HAVEN
TONIGHT. NOELLE?
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DARREN AND ANN,
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"IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
YOUR DREAM COME TRUE. IF YOU
WANT TO BE A CONTRIBUTING
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY YOU
ARE WELCOME HERE."COMFORTING
WORDS COMING FROM MAYOR TONI
HARP AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP
SIGNED ORDERS TO CLAMP DOWN ON
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND CUT
FUNDING TO SANCTUARY CITIES.
NEW HAVEN-- WHICH IS A
SANCTUARY CITY-- IS TAKING
ADDITIONAL STEPS TO PROTECT
RESIDENTS. HARP SPEAKING ABOUT
THE SANCTUARY CUTS...."I
BELIEVE IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WE WILL FIGHT IT."MAYOR HARP
SAYS THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN
PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A
WELCOMING CITY-- RECOGNIZING
ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS NO MATTER
WHERE THEY CAME FROM."OUR
POLICE FORCE NOR OUR SCHOOLS
ARE GOING TO BE PLACES THAT
HARASS LAW ABIDING CITIZENS."
ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING FOR
IMMIGRANTS ARE URGING
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOT TO PUNISH
"SANCTUARY CITIES"-- OTHERS
INCLUDE HARTFORD AND THE TOWN
OF WINDHAM. CONNECTICUT IS
ALSO A SANCTUARY STATE--
OFFERING PROTECTION TO
RESIDENTS.
"WE ALSO HAVE DRIVERS
LICENSES, SO THE STATE OF
CONNECTICUT HAS ALSO TAKEN
MEASURES TO PROTECT ITS
RESIDENTS AND TO ALLOY FOR A
DIGNIFIED LIFE."ANA MARIA
RIVERA FORASTIERI SAYS THERE
ARE ABOUT 200-THOUSAND
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS LIVING
IN CONNECTICUT."IMMIGRANTS
PAY TAXES, THEY BUILD
BUSINESSES THEY HAVE THEIR
FAMILIES HERE. THEY ARE PART
OF OUR COMMUNITY SO THERE IS
THIS MISCONCEPTION THAT
IMMIGRANTS DRAIN OUR SYSTEM
WHEN REALLY THEY ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO OUR SYSTEM AND
FOR THE MOST PART NOT REALLY
GETTING A LOT OUT OF IT."
IMMIGRANTS ARE FEARFUL OF WHAT
THE FUTURE MAY HOLD FOR THEM.
"WE LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND
IT'S NOT RIGHT TO LIVE IN
FEAR."
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STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CUTS TO
SANCTUARY CITIES.THOSE
FIGHTING FOR IMMIGRANTS SAY
THEY WILL KEEP WORKING TO
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EVERYONE.
WE'RE LIVE IN NEW HAVEN,
NOELLE GARDNER NEWS8

New Haven mayor vows to protect sanctuary city

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