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(CNSNews.com) ? The city council of Iowa City, Iowa, is considering whether to turn the municipality into a ?sanctuary city? for illegal aliens, but the state's new governor-elect not only opposes the bid, he would like to see Iowa adopt a tough Arizona-style immigration statute. In an interview with CNSNews.com, Tim Albrect, spokesman for Iowa Governor-elect Terry Branstad, said that the incoming governor opposes turning any Iowa city into a sanctuary for illegal immigrants and wants tougher laws against illegal immigration put on the books. ?The governor-elect does support an Iowa-specific law similar to the one that passed in Arizona,? Albrect said. ?Additionally he would not support any effort to weaken our immigration laws.? In Iowa City, home of the University of Iowa, a group known as the ?Sanctuary City Committee? is leading a push to become a ?sanctuary? for illegal aliens ? a city where law enforcement officials are ordered to ignore the immigration status of those involved in police matters. The group, which is led by Rev. Rudolph Juarez, pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church, says that making Iowa City a sanctuary city will encourage undocumented immigrants to come forward if they are a victim of a crime or have information regarding criminal activity. Juarez also says he wants to ensure that immigration law is enfored at the federal level and not the local level. "We certainly are not advocating the breaking of any laws," Juarez told the Associated Press. "We're not advocating for an open invitation to criminals. We're talking about purely civil and human rights." Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek and other members of the city council have not yet taken a position on the issue. An overwhelming number of Iowans, meanwhile, appear to support Brandstad?s position. According to a recent poll by The Des Moines Register, 66 percent of Iowans favor passing an immigration law like the one enacted this year in Arizona which allows law enforcement to inquire about an individual?s citizenship status if they are suspected of engaging in some other type of illegal activity. Bob Dane, spokesman for the group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), says that the supposed benefits of sanctuary city policies don?t come anywhere close to outweighing the numerous problems caused by illegal immigration. ?They?re making the argument that sanctuary makes the immigrants comfortable reporting crimes,? Dane said in an interview with CNSNews.com. ?Well, the cost to the community in terms of education, health care, crime and quality of life are far greater than any benefit that comes from an illegal immigrant sharing information with the police.? Dane added: ?You ask any police officer, not an elected police chief who?s beholden to the special interests, they will tell you (that) they would rather have the authority to inquire and act on immigration status than make bargains with lawbreakers just to get information.? While there are currently 31 self-described ?sanctuary cities? in the United States, Dane said the public is beginning to turn against the concept of laws that allow illegal immigrants to hide their status. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/iowa-governor-elect-thumbs-nose-iowa-cit

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