On The 21st: How would Republican tax reform plans affect higher education in the United States? Plus, we learn more about sanctuary cities and the story of Francisca Lino, while also hearing about the 1967 voyage of Chicago transplant Francis Brenton.
On the 21st: An immigration lawyer and a constitutional law scholar answered questions about what states can and can’t do regarding immigration enforcement. Plus, we spoke with the president of the Illinois Trail of Tears associations on three sites being added to the National Register of Historic Places.
A memorandum issued by the U-S Attorney General’s office outlining how it will crack down on so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ appears to leave the city of Urbana in the clear.
Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing says she’s not concerned that the Trump Administration is again calling to strip federal funds from so-called “sanctuary cities.”
Illinois legislators are hoping to boost immigrant protections in response to President Donald Trump's executive orders, a move advocates say would essentially give the state "sanctuary" status. One proposal says schools, medical facilities and places of worship could bar access to federal immigration authorities or law enforcement working on their behalf. A second proposal would limit cooperation between police and immigration authorities.
