CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 7, 2025
FIVE MAYORS OF SO-CALLED SANCTUARY CITIES TESTIFIED WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THE MAYORS OF BOSTON, CHICAGO, DENVER AND NEW YORK TRIED TO JUSTIFY THEIR REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN REMOVING ILLEGAL ALIENS. BOSTON’S MAYOR MICHELLE WU SPENT $650 THOUSAND TO PREPARE FOR THE HEARING AND AN ADDITIONAL $8500 FOR STAFFERS.
THE MAYORS CLAIMED AN OBLIGATION TO CARE FOR ANYONE ENTERING THEIR CITIES INCLUDING ILLEGAL MIGRANTS. THEY SAID SUCH PEOPLE DESERVED PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THEIR KIDS, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES, ALL PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED TO WITHHOLD FEDERAL FUNDS FROM CITIES THAT DON’T COOPERATE WITH ICE. HE SHOULD. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SUGGESTIONS THE MAYORS SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND PROSECUTED. ANOTHER GOOD IDEA. YOU TRY PICKING THE LAWS YOU WANT TO OBEY AND THOSE YOU DON’T AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
ALL OF THE MAYORS ARE DEMOCRATS. CHICAGO MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON’S APPROVAL RATINGS HAVE FALLEN TO 14 PERCENT. THE MAYORS WERE ELECTED AND THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING WHAT THEY VOTED FOR, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE FEDS SHOULDN’T GO AFTER THEM. I’M CAL THOMAS
