NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Under pressure from activists, the City Council will consider a resolution regarding proposed state legislation known as the Immigrant Trust Act. The New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act (ITA) is a proposed bill that would protect immigrants by limiting the sharing of their private information by public agencies and curtailing state and local law […] Since we can say "Why can we grow taller?", "Why cannot we grow taller?" is a logical and properly written negative. We don't say "Why we can grow taller?" so the construct should not be "Why we cannot grow taller?" The reason is that auxiliaries should come before the subject to make an interrogative.

Understanding the Context