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...some say the goodwill gesture doesn't go far enough. "We certainly appreciate the payment, but realistically it is a token amount when you consider the demands on the city," said City Councilor David E. Sullivan...
Citing the fact that less than 25 percent of the students vote in Cambridge city elections although about half are registered voters, City Councilor David E. Sullivan said, "That should be a serious consideration of the students. If they participate politically and in the University, they can have a real influence...
...Sanctuary] has a symbolic value," says City Councilor David E. Sullivan. "It makes [refugees] feel like Cambridge is their home, which is what we want them to feel." The local lawmaker also says that the city's declaration has helped reduce discrimination on the basis of immigration status...
Today, hundreds of citizens no longer call city hall about the movement as they did last year, but the battle of words continues between critics and proponents. "[Sanctuary] only encourages [refugees] to come here when under other circumstances they wouldn't," says City Councilor Thomas W. Danehy, who voted against the original resolution...
...Councilor Alice K. Wolf--who first sponsored the city's sanctuary resolution--still thinks it is unclear what sort of effect sanctuary has had. Wolf did say that before the resolution was adopted, she received several complaints about city agencies requiring residency papers in order to obtain services. Today, the two-term legislator says she receives none...