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Sanctuary Cities Should Welcome Illegals, Unless Liberals Are Lying

  

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Via:  make-america-great-again  •  5 years ago  •  25 comments

Sanctuary Cities Should Welcome Illegals, Unless Liberals Are Lying
If liberals have been honest with the American public for the past few years, they not only should welcome every illegal alien they can find to their refuges, they should be thanking Donald Trump for his kindness to them.

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It was framed as a big scoop – the Washington Post headline blared, “White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes.” “My God,” the blue checkmark brigade on Twitter gasped, “how dare the President of the United States even consider doing such a horrible thing?” But why? If liberals have been honest with the American public for the past few years, they not only should welcome every illegal alien they can find to their refuges, they should be thanking Donald Trump for his kindness to them.




Watching the story unfold was a bit odd, if you’ve paid even a little bit of attention to the debate over illegal immigration these last few years. Supposed journalists and “open-minded” progressive Democrats who’ve sworn six ways from Sunday that illegal aliens are our moral betters were outraged. Words like “dumping” and “punish” were used to describe the idea of releasing illegals, required by law to be set free, in jurisdictions that have laws protecting illegals from the consequences of their actions. You’d think a few more would be welcomed, considering those laws are designed to make them feel welcomed in the first place. You’d be wrong.

Almost to a person, anger was the order of the day from the left. But why?

Why wouldn’t cities like San Francisco welcome as many illegal aliens as possible? After all, we’ve been told by these very people, leaders in and from these sanctuary areas, that illegals commit fewer crimes than Americans and are an unbridled boon to the economy. Opposing their relocation would not only be missing an opportunity to lower the crime rate, but to bring about economic growth unrivaled since post-World War II. 

Of course, they were lying to us. Only the most faithful, the people for whom MSNBC is too “fair,” ever really believed those lies. Everyone with more IQ points than fingers recognized these leftists were relieving themselves on the public while telling people it was raining. Now their bluff was called, and they folded like a cheap suit.

Still, the President should follow through on this idea. Make Democrats make the case against it. Let them explain how it’s “ disrespectful ” somehow and to whom, as Nancy Pelosi said.




The Mayor Oakland, California, Libby Schaaf, who made news last year by tipping off illegal alien criminals to ICE raids, shared her sentiments, which are common among the left. About the Post story, Schaaf said it was “(a)n outrageous abuse of power — using human beings to settle political scores. Our President wants to punish everyone; those who seek sanctuary in our country and those who provide it.”

Schaaf went so far as to call the idea “illegal, immoral, undemocratic, and racist,” though didn’t explain how. Granted, no one wants to move to Oakland, but how it’s racist remains a mystery.

In her local TV appearance, Schaaf repeated the standard lie that illegal immigrants “actually makes our city better and safer.” If that were so, why is she so outraged? Shouldn’t this idea be greeted with tickertape parades? Oakland isn’t exactly a safe city, the opportunity to reduce crime by importing people with higher moral character than the average American should be a net-plus, right?

The truth is illegal immigrants are a net drain on society. These aren’t people with PhDs and piles of seed money looking to create the next great start-up, they’re largely people who can’t speak English, with little to know education; many are illiterate in their native language. They will become the servant class for the liberal elite and their wealthy donors. More importantly to the left, they will be dependent on government.

Illegals, if liberals get their way, will count in the census. That means more federal money and continued overrepresentation in Democratic states. While Democrats support these things, they prefer it to happen under the radar. They don’t like it when crime and depressed wages can be traced to their policies. They don’t like it when people notice they’re picking up the tab for emergency rooms are flooded with non-English speakers, or schools have budget shortfalls and low test scores from the added cost of teaching kids who don’t speak the language. They hate reports gang activity and the inhuman violence of MS 13. They call all of these things racist to point out because there is no legitimate answer they can give.


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But it’s never wealthy liberal areas impacted in these ways. The people inflicting this on their fellow Americans remain insulated from the consequences. It’s poor, mostly minority kids who suffer. It’s also poor minority kids who are inundated by these same liberal politicians and community leaders with the soul-crushing mantra that “the system is rigged against them.” They never mention how the system got “rigged,” they just attack Republicans and police as racist.
It wasn’t Republicans or the police who herded them into failing schools diverting resources to bilingual education. It wasn’t Republicans or police who keep entry level wages artificially low by flooding the market with unskilled labor. It wasn’t Republicans or the police who protect foreign gang members while neighborhoods are flooded with the opioids they peddle. To the extent that there is any rigging, the blame lies firmly with the people who set it up and have managed it for generations.
Of course, none of this matters. Minds will not be changed by words, no matter how true, from outside observers. This is the type of change that has to be realized from within. Bringing in more illegal aliens in the sunlight will shine some uncomfortable light on those problems, which is what liberals fear most.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and the calling of bluffs is as old as time. Both of those would be engaged if the Trump administration followed through with the plan reported Friday. That’s why liberals so desperately oppose it.



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XXJefferson51
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1  seeder  XXJefferson51    5 years ago

“But it’s never wealthy liberal areas impacted in these ways. The people inflicting this on their fellow Americans remain insulated from the consequences. It’s poor, mostly minority kids who suffer. It’s also poor minority kids who are inundated by these same liberal politicians and community leaders with the soul-crushing mantra that “the system is rigged against them.” They never mention how the system got “rigged,” they just attack Republicans and police as racist.
It wasn’t Republicans or the police who herded them into failing schools diverting resources to bilingual education. It wasn’t Republicans or police who keep entry level wages artificially low by flooding the market with unskilled labor. It wasn’t Republicans or the police who protect foreign gang members while neighborhoods are flooded with the opioids they peddle. To the extent that there is any rigging, the blame lies firmly with the people who set it up and have managed it for generations.
Of course, none of this matters. Minds will not be changed by words, no matter how true, from outside observers. This is the type of change that has to be realized from within. Bringing in more illegal aliens in the sunlight will shine some uncomfortable light on those problems, which is what liberals fear most.”

 
 
 
Tacos!
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2  Tacos!    5 years ago
Our President wants to punish everyone; those who seek sanctuary in our country and those who provide it.

Wait a minute. Why would it be punishment? He's not promising to jail or fine anyone.

The suggestion is to relocate "undocumented workers without jobs" to the very places they want to go. And those places have already stated publicly (and repeatedly) what an asset those people are and instituted policies to ensure their comfort and safety.

Where is the punishment? You'd think they'd all want to give Trump a big hug for finally getting it.

 
 
 
Snuffy
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2.1  Snuffy  replied to  Tacos! @2    5 years ago

Not to mention that the cities closer to the border are already full up for resources that can take in these undocumented workers so that BP has been forced to just drop them off at bus stations.  Wouldn't it be much less cruel of the federal government to provide them transportation to those wonderful and kind sanctuary cities?

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
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5  Dismayed Patriot    5 years ago

"Why wouldn’t cities like San Francisco welcome as many illegal aliens as possible? After all, we’ve been told by these very people, leaders in and from these sanctuary areas, that illegals commit fewer crimes than Americans and are an unbridled boon to the economy. Opposing their relocation would not only be missing an opportunity to lower the crime rate, but to bring about economic growth unrivaled since post-World War II."

First, the "left" supports immigration reform that includes strong border enforcement. Second, sanctuary cities are NOT inviting illegal immigrants or declaring their cities immune from ICE. This is just another lie perpetuated by ignorant bigots.

The fact is crossing the border illegally is a misdemeanor and our local law enforcement have better things to spend their time policing than those who have done nothing more than crossed the border. Local law enforcement relies on those in the community including those with misdemeanors on their record to catch felons and violent criminals. Their focus is to keep our cities safe and by spending the resources on policing misdemeanors that do not indicate any increased risk of violence they would be wasting their time. We already have an organization who is paid to police immigration misdemeanors, it's called ICE.

We recently had a homicide in my area where a homeless woman was found killed and partially buried just off a local hiking trail. I would much rather have the police spending their time trying to catch the killer regardless of their immigration status instead of just irrationally combing through any and all undocumented immigrants in the area imagining them to somehow more likely be the killer even though their undocumented status means they are statistically less likely to be the killer. Also, the odds of catching the killer are reduced if a segment of the people in the area who are potential witnesses fear speaking to police because they know if they do their immigration status would be questioned and they could get deported.

So, do I want the undocumented immigrants to be here legally though a reformed immigration system so they are not even committing a misdemeanor? Yes. And if we can't reform the immigration system then for now it's up to ICE to police immigration. But if using other law enforcement resources to police misdemeanors prevents us from bringing violent criminals to justice, then I think the resources are better spent keeping us actually safer.

 
 
 
Tacos!
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5.2  Tacos!  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @5    5 years ago
sanctuary cities are NOT inviting illegal immigrants or declaring their cities immune from ICE

I'm not sure what you mean by "immune", but it's literally against the law in California for state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. Last year, the mayor of Oakland publicly warned illegal alien residents that ICE was coming and as for an invitation, two days ago, she tweeted that "Oakland welcomes all, no matter where you came from or how you got here." That sounds a lot like an invitation.

Here are some ways that California makes life easier or more comfortable for illegal aliens.:

  • Subsidized health insurance (not just emergency care)
  • Student loans
  • K-12 education
  • In-state "resident" college tuition rates
  • Financial aid
  • License to practice law
  • License to practice medicine
  • Driver's license
  • Appointments to state government agencies

Don't these seem like an official invitation to come and stay? I don't know if there is another country on planet Earth where I could enter illegally and get any of those things, much less all of them.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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5.2.1  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Tacos! @5.2    5 years ago

Trump should enable the mayor of Oakland’s invitation...

 
 
 
Texan1211
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5.2.2  Texan1211  replied to  XXJefferson51 @5.2.1    5 years ago

Oakland gets what it deserves. Putrid place anyways.

 
 
 
charger 383
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5.2.3  charger 383  replied to  Tacos! @5.2    5 years ago

and everything the illegals get is both paid for US Citizens and takes stuff away from the Citizens

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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5.2.4  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Texan1211 @5.2.2    5 years ago

They have produced some pretty awesome pro baseball, basketball, and football teams though.  

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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5.4  Greg Jones  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @5    5 years ago

First, the "left" supports immigration reform that includes strong border enforcement. Second, sanctuary cities are NOT inviting illegal immigrants or declaring their cities immune from ICE. This is just another lie perpetuated by ignorant bigots

Oh bullcrap, the Democrat assholes won't even sit down with Trump to try to come up with some solutions. If a city is known as sanctuary city, of course it is inviting people in. And most of the cities do their best to thwart the actions of ICE, like letting the perp go, then calling ICE to come pick him up. The lying ignorant bigots reside on the left.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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5.4.1  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Greg Jones @5.4    5 years ago

I couldn’t say it better.  You got it exactly right.  Democrats want a virtually open border.  They don’t want the invaders in their sanctuaries because they want them to become voters by any means they can legally or not and then flip red areas purple then blue.  

 
 
 
Texan1211
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5.5  Texan1211  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @5    5 years ago
But if using other law enforcement resources to police misdemeanors prevents us from bringing violent criminals to justice, then I think the resources are better spent keeping us actually safer.

Gee, I wonder if these victims and their families feel the same way?

https://www.illegalaliencrimereport.com/tag/americans-killed-by...

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/04/2x-deported-illegal...

https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/heres-a-heartbreaking-list-of...

 
 
 
Texan1211
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6  Texan1211    5 years ago

I think the federal govt. should withhold all police funds for sanctuary cities, counties, and states.

If they aren't even willing to cooperate with federal authorities, the hell with them.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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6.1  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Texan1211 @6    5 years ago

They have tried but courts in the orbit of the 9th circuit have enabled the lawbreakers by saying the federal government can not punish them for breaking federal law.  

 
 
 
Tacos!
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6.1.1  Tacos!  replied to  XXJefferson51 @6.1    5 years ago

That's true for already allocated money, however, going forward, it would be perfectly legal to condition any future federal subsidies on cooperation with immigration authorities. 

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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6.1.2  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Tacos! @6.1.1    5 years ago

if so, I’m all for it.  I only wish the Supreme Court would invalidate the 2017 Californication sanctuary law so that a whole bunch of red counties and their businesses and law enforcement can openly cooperate with ICE and support federal immigration enforcement.  My county is one of many on the record as one that will openly defy the state as soon as that law is struck down

 
 

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