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Should public schools become ‘sanctuary safe zones?’
SAN FRANCISCO - (INT) – Californians are weighing in on whether public schools should be declared ‘sanctuary safe zones’.

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) found 70 percent of Californians are very or somewhat concerned that federal immigration enforcement will affect undocumented students in local public schools and their families.

Latinos are the most likely to be very concerned. Democrats (61%) are more likely than independents (36%) and three times as likely as Republicans (20%) to be very concerned.

For the second year in a row, 65 percent of Californians support the designation of public school districts as “sanctuary safe zones” to protect undocumented students and their families from federal immigration enforcement. Strong majorities of Democrats and solid majorities of independents are in favor, while strong majorities of Republicans are opposed.

“Solid majorities of Californians—with deep divisions by party—continue to support having their local school districts declared as sanctuary safe zones for undocumented students,” said Mark Baldassare, PPIC president and CEO.

The findings were based on a telephone survey of 1,704 California adult residents./
Story Date: April 30, 2018
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