AG Sessions SHOOTS BACK at Chicago over sanctuary city lawsuit

Over the weekend Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel said that he would sue the Trump administration for trying to take away his sweet sweet federal cash cow over his sanctuary cities policies.

Here’s how AG Sessions just responded:

“No amount of federal taxpayer dollars will help a city that refuses to help its own residents.

“This administration is committed to the rule of law and to enforcing the laws established by Congress. To a degree perhaps unsurpassed by any other jurisdiction, the political leadership of Chicago has chosen deliberately and intentionally to adopt a policy that obstructs this country’s lawful immigration system. They have demonstrated an open hostility to enforcing laws designed to protect law enforcement — Federal, state, and local — and reduce crime, and instead have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents. This is astounding given the unprecedented violent crime surge in Chicago, with the number of murders in 2016 surpassing both New York and Los Angeles combined. The city’s leaders cannot follow some laws and ignore others and reasonably expect this horrific situation to improve.

“The Mayor complains that the federal government’s focus on enforcing the law would require a ‘reordering of law enforcement practice in Chicago.’ But that’s just what Chicago needs: a recommitment to the rule of law and to policies that rollback the culture of lawlessness that has beset the city.

“This administration will not simply give away grant dollars to city governments that proudly violate the rule of law and protect criminal aliens at the expense of public safety. So it’s this simple: Comply with the law or forego taxpayer dollars.”

BOOM!! That’s pretty sweet.

Except he actually admitted that he wants to subsume the local police under the control of the federal government, and that might be… a problem in the court. This wouldn’t be the first time that a member of the Trump administration screwed over his court case by making dumb statements in public – exhibit A here is Trump himself.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles is shelling out billions to support its illegal alien habit:

The data was obtained from the county Department of Public Social Services — which is responsible for doling out the benefits — and gives a snapshot of the financial costs associated with sanctuary and related policies.

The sanctuary county of Los Angeles is an illegal immigration epicenter, with the largest concentration of any county ​in the nation, according to a study from the Migration Policy Institute. ​The county also allows illegal immigrant parents with children born in the United States to seek welfare and food stamp benefits.

So maybe that’s why Chicago needs all that cashola – to provide welfare for its sanctuary city illegals? Hmmm….


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