Seattle is proving it’s reputation as one of the more absurdly irrational left-wing cities by setting apart a quarter of a million dollars of taxpayer money to defend illegals from Trump!!
From the Seattle Times:
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Friday announced aspects of his $250,000 plan to help children from immigrant and refugee families navigate what could be a different environment after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Murray promised in November, in the wake of Trump’s election, to set the money aside for students from families with undocumented immigrants.
And…
“The rhetoric and the promises of the incoming administration are a threat to Seattle’s economy and to Seattle’s workers,” Murray said Friday.
Also,
Part of the city’s funding will be used to hold multiple community-education forums at Seattle Public Schools buildings and other venues, Murray said.
Organizations with legal expertise will offer information to immigrant students and their relatives, he said.
I don’t have a problem with providing them with legal aid so that they get a fair trial. But some of this sounds like they’ll use lawyers to escape and avoid the law. On the other hand, if that’s what the taxpayers of Seattle want, then let them waste their money…