New York City Mayor Eric Adams has had enough of “protecting” illegals from being held to account when they commit crimes.
The beginning of Emily Ngo’s article for politico.com tells the story quite clearly:
Mayor Eric Adams seeks to return New York City to an era of laxer sanctuary city policies, saying Tuesday that he wants migrants “suspected” of major crimes turned over to federal immigration officials.
His call for a rollback of the rules — his clearest criticism yet of laws collectively protecting people from deportation — won immediate praise from Republicans who have railed against illegal immigration.
“I want to go back to the standards of the previous mayors who I believe subscribe to my belief that people who are suspected of committing serious crimes in this city should be held accountable,” Adams told reporters at City Hall.
Asked about due process for anyone accused of a crime, the mayor added, “They didn’t give due process to the person that they shot or punched or killed.”
I guess it is more important to protect the victims of their crimes than to protect the people who, while here illegally, are committing those crimes.
Gee, “sanctuary city” status was so much easier, so much more acceptable, so much more achievable, when it was other cities stuck with providing the sanctuary.
But when “Not In My Back Yard” (NIMBY) becomes “IN My Back Yard” (IMBY), that changes things. A lot.
A lesson well learned.
