‘Who Are You Loyal To?’: Chicago Dems Turn Against Their Own To Shield Criminal Migrants From ICE
Opinion by Jason Hopkins • 18h
The Chicago City Council overwhelmingly voted against an amendment proposed by a pair of Democrat aldermen that would’ve scaled back the city’s strict sanctuary law.
The city council on Wednesday voted to table a proposed amendment to Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance which forbids cooperation with local officials and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The amendment, proposed by Democrat aldermen Raymond Lopez and Silvana Tabares, would’ve allowed for some cooperation when illegal migrants have been arrested or convicted of certain crimes.
The official vote tally was 39 yeas to 11 nays to dismiss the proposal, crushing any hope by the moderate Democratic members that Chicago could help deportation officers apprehend and remove criminal illegal migrants.
The debate over the amendment included raucous speeches from citizens on both sides of the issue. Liberal activists who occupied the city council building constantly cheered after opponents of the proposal spoke and shouted down supporters. In one of the earlier speeches, a man who identified himself as “Mr. Chicago Conservative,” was forced to wait until the crowd died down due to his vocal opposition to the city’s sanctuary status.
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