By Brian Lonergan, Chronicles - America’s “sanctuary” communities claim to possess higher levels of compassion for others, but the reality is that the measure of a human life in these places has quietly been assigned a hierarchical value based on immigration status. By the logic of sanctuary laws, illegal aliens’ lives have the highest value, while those of American citizens have virtually none... Sanctuary policies have a dehumanizing effect on our society. By design, they pick and choose whose lives matter. Illegal aliens get second, third, and fourth chances, even after committing violent crimes. ...