Weekly civic intelligence report ยท v2.2
Michigan is considering legislation to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from churches and schools. This represents a state-level response to federal immigration enforcement.
This is proposed state legislation (not enacted) creating federalism tension around immigration enforcement. A-score: separation_of_powers (3.5) reflects state-federal jurisdictional conflict over immigration enforcement authority; rule_of_law (2.5) for attempting to restrict federal agents' lawful enforcement activities; civil_rights (2) for sanctuary protections but limited to specific venues. Policy_change mechanism at consideration stage warrants 1.15 modifier. Single_state scope reduces to 0.85. Severity: high reversibility (0.95) as easily repealed, moderate durability (0.9) as depends on political winds, standard precedent. Final A=7.45. B-score: Layer1 (14.3/26): high outrage_bait (7) targeting both pro/anti-immigration camps, strong media_friendliness (8) for churches/schools angle, moderate novelty (6) as sanctuary policies exist, moderate meme_ability (5). Layer2 (12.6/19): strong pattern_match (8) to sanctuary city debates, high timing (7) in current immigration enforcement climate, strong narrative_pivot (7) framing federal overreach, moderate mismatch (6). Intentionality 9/15 for clear political positioning and base mobilization. Final B=26.91. Delta=-19.46 clearly exceeds -10 threshold with B>25, qualifying as List B strategic distraction despite real federalism questions.
Monitor whether legislation actually passes and is implemented versus remaining symbolic proposal. Track if other states adopt similar measures (pattern amplification). Distinguish between genuine sanctuary policy debate and performative resistance theater. Note: consideration-stage legislation often serves signaling function rather than substantive governance.