State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas)

Ask A Legislator: What Is a Sanctuary City?

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared sanctuary cities an emergency item for the 82nd Legislature, exempting the issue from a 60-day wait normally required to vote on legislation. But what exactly is a sanctuary city, and why is this topic so important? Our interns travel to the Capitol to find out.

worked at the Observer for seven years. She received a Masters in Journalism with a concentration in Photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was co-chair for the student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association. She has worked in the non-profit sector for the Peruvian-American Medical Society and has been published in Utne Reader magazine, the Village Voice and Pitchfork Music.

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