Democratic states weigh more support for immigrants as Trump...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "Since 1987, Oregon law has barred law enforcement officers from "detecting or apprehending persons for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws."
51% : Meanwhile, Democrats in states such as Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington are backing measures to expand health care and higher education for immigrants, restrict landlords from inquiring about immigration status or block government agreements to open new immigrant detention centers.
50% : Muratsuchi said he started working on the legislation as soon as Trump was elected.
47% : If those criteria are met, federal immigration officials still could only access areas where children aren't present.
39% : As Trump ramps up deportation efforts, some state measures would help pay for attorneys to defend people facing immigration proceedings.
34% : As President Donald Trump tightens the nation's immigration policies, lawmakers in Democratic-led states are proposing new measures that could erect legal obstacles for federal immigration officials and help immigrants lacking legal status avoid deportation.

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