Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has vowed that Chicago will “always be a sanctuary city” – i.e. will always welcome people who are in the country illegally.
Excerpted from a report at CBS News – Chicago:
Even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to immediately deport 2 to 3 million undocumented immigrants when he takes office in January, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reaffirming Chicago’s commitment as a so-called “sanctuary city.”
“To be clear about what Chicago is, it always will be a sanctuary city,” the mayor said Monday.
Emanuel sought to reassure those worried about Trump’s interview on “60 Minutes,” in which he said he plans to immediately deport or incarcerate up to 3 million undocumented immigrants who have criminal records.
Trump also has promised to block federal funding for sanctuary cities like Chicago.
Congressman Luis Gutierrez said if Trump revokes President Barack Obama’s executive order shielding more than a million children of undocumented immigrants from deportation, the president-elect would be declaring war on the immigrant community.
That is a direct challenge to the incoming President of the United States and to existing federal law.
And what is President Trump, who is not known from backing away from fights, going to do about it?
That’s one helluva good question. But I have a feeling Mr. Emanuel not is going to like the answer.
One other thing. Note to Congressman Guitierrez: this is not a declaration of war on the immigrant community. This is a declaration of war on the ILLEGAL immigrant community. You may not see a difference, but the law does.
This is a declaration of war on the ILLEGAL immigrant community. You may not see a difference, but the law does.
And so do the American people.