A roundup of Friday’s editorials includes a look at the reasoning behind sanctuary cities, if the Obama administration abused intelligence information, whether President Trump could get into the country under the proposed immigration changes, and more.

Here are some opinions from the Right, from the Left and one from the Center.

Opinions from the Right

In abusing NSA intelligence, did Obama White House commit a crime?

A number of administration officials and President Barack Obama supporters have received subpoenas to testify before the House Intelligence Committee.

Sanctuary cities: Sessions right to get tough

If you ignore this law, which of the other ones can you glaze over?

Ignoring the lessons of effective presidents

Which presidents were most effective? The Washington Examiner offers some suggestions and predicts where Donald Trump may end up.

Opinions from the Left

Liberals can't handle the Asian factor in affirmative action

Did The New York Times mis-characterize the Justice Department story about affirmative action at colleges and universities?

Based on the immigration system he endorsed, Trump would not get a green card

The president wouldn’t score enough “skills” or “merit” points to get in, The Washington Post says.

An opinion from the Center

It's white nationalism week in the Trump administration

This week, we saw dramatic movement on policies that honor the white nationalist campaign Trump ran.

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