That’s the rub; these areas became “sanctuaries” because their high costs/low opportunities chased Americans out, and now they want infusions of federal cash transfers as a pseudo-economy (based on the education and poverty industrial complexes). Remember Pelosi said a government check was the same as a paycheck? This is what she meant.
Except again NYC gives more to the rest of the country in federal taxes than it receives in federal aid every year. So yeah. I call Bullshit. ou and the anti comandeering doctrine that holds that is is Unconstitutional to force local officials enforce federal law. So I’ll call double bullshot.