1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Since this Nation's founding, immigrants such as Alexander Hamilton, Albert Einstein, Marcus Garvey, and others have enhanced our civic life and helped spur economic growth. They have founded companies that changed the world, pushed the limits of our minds, and made us better people in the process. (2) Immigrants overwhelmingly follow the law and seek better lives for themselves and their families. (3) Section 9 of Executive Order 13768, which imposes consequences on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions , threatens to impede our societal progress by forcing immigrants to live in fear and be subjected to inhumane treatment that is not in keeping with our values and previous commitments. (4) This section of the Executive order harms public safety by destroying trust between law enforcement officials and immigrant communities. It would force local law enforcement officials to depart from their bipartisan commitment to respecting the confidentiality of their sources, which would make it harder to engage in community policing. (5) State, city, and local law enforcement officials already cooperate with Federal authorities to initiate removal proceedings against criminal aliens who commit one of over 10 dozen serious crimes. (6) Threats to diminish funding to State, city, and local law enforcement officials for failing to comply with section 9 of the Executive order constitute a grave threat to public safety. (7) Section 9 of Executive Order 13768, also constitutes a threat to public health by making it less likely that undocumented immigrants with life threatening contagious diseases will seek health treatment because of their fear of being removed. (8) This section of the Executive order also places our Nation's economic health at risk, since immigrants contribute to the vibrancy of our economy by performing jobs that many Americans are unwilling to perform and pay taxes that fund public