Remember how the Philly mayor danced for joy when he became a sanctuary city?
Posted on 07/23/2023 2:37:17 PM PDT by CFW
Leaders of major metros around the U.S. have pushed for more progressive immigration policies in recent years by declaring themselves safe havens for illegal immigrants. Now, however, as the realities of the financial and social impacts of those policies sink in, some local leaders are thinking twice.
Millions of illegal immigrants have flowed across the southern border since President Joe Biden took office, with many seeking haven in self-proclaimed "sanctuary cities."
“The policies of the Biden administration have certainly upped the ante on this sort of virtue signaling in recent years,” Ira Mehlman from the Federation for American Immigration Reform told The Center Square, referring to sanctuary cities. “Some 2.3 million new illegal aliens have entered the country since Biden took office, and a lot of them have wound up in these sanctuary jurisdictions, either on their own, transported by the federal government, or transported by other jurisdictions that simply cannot handle the influx.”
Cities like New York and Chicago have dismissed concerns from border states in recent years, but now they are raising the alarm that they cannot handle the flood of migrants.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams publicly said last week the city cannot handle any more migrants. He told reporters that the city plans to pass out flyers at the southern border to discourage illegal immigrants from traveling to NYC.
The Center for Immigration Studies recently published a map of sanctuary states, cities and counties. Yellow squares represent counties, red represents cities and green represents states.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecentersquare.com ...
Regrets ... Progressives never admit they were wrong.
This regret is similar to the reversal that some hippee chick made when she said, “I never knew wars could be so neat until a Democrat started one.”
The best way to get rid of bad laws is to strictly enforce them. Progressives also favoured Prohibition and look what created.
My former neighbor had a ‘hate has no home here’ sign in her yard until the HOA made her remove it.
The same Northern neighbor who made the most racist comment my sweet white Southern ass has ever heard.
It was largely women back then pushing for it. Temperance movements. It was largely the only way men could suffer them. Not surprising its the fastest amendment ever repealed.
“Sanctuary cities have regrets as flood of illegal migrants continues”
Sanctuary cities have regrets as flood of illegal aliens continues
There, fixed it
I hope Abbott and DeSantis continue shipping the illegals to the declared sanctuary cities. If the governors or mayors don’t like it, it’s just too bad….
Good. Virtue signaling should have consequences.
Awww...
Gosh, the power's out here, how can I wet-vac up the pools of my tears?
Tough noogies. Embrace the suck.
Send the illegals to the Dem Marxist cities who claim to be Sancturary Cities...they want the vote so let them have the illegal voters.
Embrace the swallow
African or European?
He wants the NGO, Federal and State dollars. Plus a voting bloc to keep him in office as long as he wants.
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