What physicians should know about sanctuary cities
“Philadelphia is a sanctuary where we can live in peace,” said Mrs. Lopez, a patient at a local clinic caring for the undocumented. “It wasn’t always this way, and we lived in constant fear,” she added, referring to Philadelphia’s recent adoption of “sanctuary city” policies, adopted also by dozens of other cities and counties across the country. What exactly are these “sanctuaries”? Whom do they protect? And why should physicians …
What physicians should know about sanctuary cities
