Alderman Raymond Lopez called the opposition to the vote “despicable,” while Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa said Chicago’s sanctuary status had nothing to do with illegal immigrants flocking to the city, which is a dubious claim, to say the least. Ramirez-Rosa said the council members who wanted a citywide referendum wanted “chaos” and “demagoguery” and “that’s what we got.”
The Democrats ran on the policy of widespread immigration. The Chicago Democrat mayor ran on the policy of widespread immigration. The voters have spoken, Why have a new unbinding election when the voters have spoken in the primary and general elections? Perhaps if the Chicagoans’ are unhappy they should consider that elections have consequences and consider their choices more carefully next election.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The Democrats ran on the policy of widespread immigration. The Chicago Democrat mayor ran on the policy of widespread immigration. The voters have spoken, Why have a new unbinding election when the voters have spoken in the primary and general elections? Perhaps if the Chicagoans’ are unhappy they should consider that elections have consequences and consider their choices more carefully next election.