Mayor says Chicago will remain sanctuary city for immigrants
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Emanuel said the outcome of the U.S. presidential election will not impact Chicago’s commitment as a sanctuary city for immigrants.
CHICAGO >> Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the outcome of the U.S. presidential election won’t impact Chicago’s commitment as a sanctuary city for immigrants.
Chicago has been a sanctuary city since the late 1980s. That means authorities and city officials aren’t allowed to ask residents about their immigration status during routine activities, like traffic stops.
Emanuel spoke Monday at a news conference with U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, state legislators and health experts who say statements made by President-elect Donald Trump during the campaign have caused intense public anxiety.
Emanuel says operators for Chicago’s 311 information line have been trained to assist anyone with concerns.
Trump said during the campaign that he would seek ways to cut federal funding for sanctuary cities, which has some including Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois concerned.
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Another Obama leftover.
He’s a very Nasty leftover.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is an evil destroyer of lawful America. His behavior is subhuman trash.
IRT Allaha, and his brother is the brain behind Obamacare.
where are the places isis cells are safest?
chicago, san francisco and any other sanctuary city that will protect illegal aliens who commit crimes.
Chicago is no “sanctuary” now.
Agreed, what immigrant in their right mind would want to live in the “murder capital” of the world?
A “hell hole”! Lived in the suburbs on the west-side, Villa Park, for over 4 years and visited rarely on week-ends to visit Japanese grocery store, though commuted daily CNW railroad to downtown station. Reluctant to fly-out of Midway and managed to schedule most of my many business trips out of O’hare.
The Dems just never learn. Anything for a vote, they endanger everyone.
The Mayor has the upper hand, TheDonald may need to somehow overthrow this man who doesn’t uphold Federal Laws. The problem that lies here is that TheDonald wants to help the inner cities but stopping the flow of money to Chicago will hurt the poor. I hope TheDonald and I think he has the strategist to find a way to get out his message that their Mayor is robbing them of TheDonald’s help to clean up the hood.
That’ll be the best strategy telling the people in Chicago’s hood that their own are very sympathetic, will bend backwards for illegal migrants but yet doesn’t see how he’s hurting his constituents. This should be simple enough getting out the word of President Elect, the Democrats loss the factories, jobs and are grabbing straws trying to appease illegal migrants not seeing how it’s affecting the hood. Trump needs the Ground game in the hood to spell out the facts from the Liberal Democrats lies, smoke and screens.
Cut of all federal funds to Chicago.
Correction:
Cut off all federal funds to Chicago.
Again the SA uses the foul lies of word fraud calling criminal invaders “immigrants”
Join me in not renewing your subscription to the StarAdvertiser. Why support a biased political entity when you have a clear choice to choose? We can always resubscribe here when the next election comes around to keep the comments Fair and Balanced. lol “smh”
Exactly, they are criminals, not legal immigrants. SA is just Another owned entety of the “Communist News Network” (CNN) out to brainwash the sheeple.
This is great, now if we can just get them to make Chicago a sanctuary for the homeless, I’m sure we can get a great discount on a mass purchase of one-way plane tickets.
Test him with a WHY …what is HIS argument …at least make him uncomfortable for his next job…
I hope all the illegal immigrants in the country go to Chicago and other “sanctuary” cities. Please do NOT make any Hawaii cities a “sanctuary” city.