WASHINGTON—The candidates for governor of Virginia this fall are battling over the question of “sanctuary cities,” and Democrats fear it will become a new cudgel to be used against them in next year’s mid-term elections, especially if they lose in Virginia. Republican Ed Gillespie has pressed the matter in TV ads, debates and on the trail, drawing a connection between crime and sanctuary-city policies, which generally involve resistance to immigration enforcement. In one TV ad, Mr. Gillespie ties his Democratic opponent to...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 29, 2017 10:52 UTC