By Andrew Hanson* In his “Contract with the American Voter,” Donald Trump promised to “cancel all federal funding” to “sanctuary cities” on his first day in office. Can the federal government force states and cities to comply with its immigration enforcement agenda? It depends on how it tries to induce the state and local governments to act. While future grants of federal funding may potentially be conditioned to induce state action, it would be plainly unconstitutional for the federal …
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