Are those who will be attending to support the sanctuary motion giving thought to the competition for taxpayer dollars we have here in our own front yard. Should Oregon join with other States to seek pathways of relief? Oregon spends in the vacinity of $500 Million a year primarily on Education and Health Care. The estimate is $1 Billion but in the interest of those that disagree with that figure $500 Million in taxpayer cost, after deducting Federal, State and Local taxes they pay, is enough to make the point. Ed., the largest expense for local governments and the SCOTUS ruling that requires every child residing in the US  born to an illegal parent is elgible for free public education. Today a consulting firm told the ECC that Eugene has a homeless, mentally ill, addiction problem that is the one of the worst if not the worst in the Country. Recognizing of course Eugene has no funding for adequate housing or treatment for the mentally ill and addicted we have ourselves a situation.