Chicago is a sanctuary city which refuses to cooperate with federal immigration agents to deport illegal aliens. But the arrival of 15,000 migrants during the past year is prompting opposition among citizens.
Pollster Matthew Podgorski did a survey and found that “A majority of those likely voters have said that they want to end sanctuary city and stop housing the migrants. . . . That surprised even me.” He further observed that “Whites across Chicago are very much in favor of keeping sanctuary city by about double digit margins. Non-whites, Hispanics, Blacks and others, are overwhelmingly in favor of ending sanctuary city.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defends the city’s sanctuary policy, while noting that “If people weren’t complaining, you could come to the conclusion that they didn’t expect much from us.”
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