Frustrated residents, mostly African Americans, packed the gallery during the City Council Rules Committee meeting, shouting and booing aldermen during a heated discussion on Chicago’s sanctuary city status. Many were angry about how much money the city is spending on migrant shelters instead of on its poor communities. The meeting was suspended until Nov. 16.
When did the voters vote for sanctuary status or did they just vote for the candidate who made this law? If they voted for the candidates how are voters supposed to know what the pols will do when in office.
“If they voted for the candidates how are voters supposed to know what the pols will do when in office.” Based on their policy platform when they ran for office. If they don’t vote the way their constituents want they are free to throw them out of office at the next election. These voters weren’t against sanctuary status when it wasn’t in their backyard. Now the voters are getting exactly what they wanted their neighbor to deal with but instead it’s their problem now. Is this issue big enough to change their voting habits? If not then they are getting… Read more »
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.
When did the voters vote for sanctuary status or did they just vote for the candidate who made this law? If they voted for the candidates how are voters supposed to know what the pols will do when in office.
“If they voted for the candidates how are voters supposed to know what the pols will do when in office.” Based on their policy platform when they ran for office. If they don’t vote the way their constituents want they are free to throw them out of office at the next election. These voters weren’t against sanctuary status when it wasn’t in their backyard. Now the voters are getting exactly what they wanted their neighbor to deal with but instead it’s their problem now. Is this issue big enough to change their voting habits? If not then they are getting… Read more »