JQPublic1
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Most Blue states could function quite well without federal help. These states supply most of the tax based income for the feds. I am not so sure the feds would want to start an "economic civil war" because the feds could stand to lose a lot more than they pay out in that scenario.That is the best answer I have heard yet. However, keep in mind that a sanctuary city doesn't represent the whole state. Other parts of the state might be enforcing Federal Immigration laws so yo wouldn't want to penalize them. Further, distribution of Federal funds starts from the State level, not the municipal level. In most cases punitive access by the feds to the sanctuary city is buffered by the state in which it is located.Nothing should be done. Well strip them of the federal funds given to them to enforce federal immigration laws.
If the state refuses to allocate the money as the feds want, then the feds, ie Trump doesn't have to give them shit.
States can NOT be given money just as easily as cities.