On a day when the lead story in America’s No. 1 newspaper is bathrooms for transgenders, it cannot be surprising that sanctuary cities – an outlier not long ago — are gaining acceptance.

A Harvard poll released yesterday asserted that a whopping 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities.

Yet the concept is coming to cities near many, including Culver City. A positive vote is anticipated at the March 27 City Council meeting.

The question of embracing sanctuary cities was put to Vice Mayor Jeff Cooper:

“Is it alright for illegal immigrants to live here without documentation?”

“I think it is okay,” Mr. Cooper said.

“They are working jobs and being productive members of society.

“I am okay with that – as long as they don’t have a criminal record beyond a misdemeanor — which they automatically have by coming here illegally.”

Where does Mr. Cooper draw the crime line?

“If it is a violent crime,” he said.

The March 27 City Council vote appears to be a technicality. No one has expressed doubt about its chances for passing.

“We already are acting like a sanctuary city,” the vice mayor said.