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Some Tucson Citizens Want Official 'Sanctuary City' Designation

Sanctuary cities have become the target of the federal government under the Trump administration, which tried to deny federal funding to cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — and they’ve been in the crosshairs of Arizona lawmakers.

In 2016,  a bill failed in the Arizona Legislature that would have denied general-fund to money so-called "sanctuary cities."

Throughout all of this, Tucson has remained a so-called “immigrant-welcoming” city, a designation the  city officially adopted in 2012. And now, a citizen group there has  started gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that would make Tucson an official “sanctuary city.”

The Show spoke with the initiative’s organizer, Zaira Livier, about the difference.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.