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U.S. mayors decry Trump sanctuary city threat, 'prepared to welcome' migrants
Reuters via Yahoo ^ | April 13th, 2019 | by Jonathan Allen

Posted on 04/13/2019 5:15:31 PM PDT by Mariner

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. mayors said on Friday their cities would welcome illegal immigrants, dismissing President Donald Trump's threats to transport people detained at the border to "sanctuary cities" as illustrating the White House's callous approach to the issue.

Trump confirmed on Twitter that he wanted to transport people detained in his immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border to sanctuary cities, an informal designation for localities that refrain from assisting federal immigration authorities in detaining people living in the country illegally.

Mayors from across the country were quick to respond to Trump's latest portrayal of immigrants and sanctuary cities as threats.

In New York City, where nearly 40 percent of the population are immigrants, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Trump's immigration policy was rooted in cruelty.

"He uses people like pawns," de Blasio said in a statement. "New York City will always be the ultimate city of immigrants – the President's empty threats won't change that."

In Philadelphia, known as the city of brotherly love, Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement that his city "would be prepared to welcome these immigrants just as we have embraced our immigrant communities for decades." He said the White House was demonstrating "the utter contempt that the Trump Administration has for basic human dignity."

The Republican president has made cracking down on illegal and legal immigration a centerpiece of his administration, and has regularly threatened to try to cut federal funding to programs in generally Democratic-leaning sanctuary cities, counties and states.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; borders; illegalaliens; ms13; sanctuarycities
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They're lying.

And, they're terrified.

They just find themselves in a rhetorical box with no escape.

Just watch how aggressively they challenge it in court.

1 posted on 04/13/2019 5:15:31 PM PDT by Mariner
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To: Mariner

This is great! Challenge accepted!


2 posted on 04/13/2019 5:17:05 PM PDT by Bommer (Help 2ndDivisionVet - https://www.gofundme.com/mvc.php?route=category&term=married-recent-amputecan')
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“de Blasio said in a statement. “New York City will always be the ultimate city of immigrants“

Drop 5 bus loads in front of his house.

L


3 posted on 04/13/2019 5:17:36 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Mariner

No you’re wrong they want them. This is their ticket to one party rule. No one can keep the illegals in the cities.


4 posted on 04/13/2019 5:20:25 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant.)
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See, its a win win. How many train loads can we send?


5 posted on 04/13/2019 5:20:55 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Lurker

And drop 20 bus loads in Harlem.


6 posted on 04/13/2019 5:21:53 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Mariner

Wanted baby = person

Unwanted baby = not a person

Libtards however refuse to acknowledge and see the legal and moral difference between a legal immigrant and an illegal immgrant. Someone who comes here through our valid laws and legal process, and those breaking our immigration laws.


7 posted on 04/13/2019 5:21:56 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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No, drop 20 busloads in front of his back gate, ... and no porta potties...

i hope he enjoys “it.” lolol


8 posted on 04/13/2019 5:22:27 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: bray

Now that the weather is warmer, Central Park could handle a few thousand. Then they could spread out into Manhattan.


9 posted on 04/13/2019 5:24:46 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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The second they get dropped off the Dem leaders will ship them off to red states, just watch..the Dems know that sanctuary cities will always vote Democrat, they need to send these roaches to red states to turn the states blue


10 posted on 04/13/2019 5:26:38 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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OK.

Head 'em up, move 'em out...

11 posted on 04/13/2019 5:27:50 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: Mariner

Can your taxpayers afford them ?


12 posted on 04/13/2019 5:27:55 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Williams

And we cannot stop them. I heard on some cop show the other night that they caught 92,000 attempting to cross over in March I think it was. If they caught 92,000, how the hell many got across. Probably at least six figures or more we didn’t catch. They will spread out across the fruited plane and get all that free stuff, and all the pregnant women will have their anchor baby and it will be an American citizen and get to stay and of course mommy gets to stay also. Then dad and the other 12 kids will move in and then here comes both sets of grandparents and 46 uncles and aunts and their 156 kids, and before long the family has two entire blocks that are just their family and collecting free stuff from the US government and the state they are in. Oh, how wonderful to “break into” a country and get it given to you instead of stealing it. Happy days USA!!! Your tax dollars at work!!! Woopie!!!!!!


13 posted on 04/13/2019 5:28:04 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (Russia and Putin didn't make me vote for Trump, HILLARY DID!!!)
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Bring on the buses. In fact, let the illegal aliens chose which sanitary city they would like to go to.


14 posted on 04/13/2019 5:28:30 PM PDT by richardtavor
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The President is only trying to find good homes for them.

What the heck are you crazy lefty politicians talking about.

Take them and God Speed.


15 posted on 04/13/2019 5:29:47 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Williams

Obama was moving them to red states.


16 posted on 04/13/2019 5:30:03 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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I’d like to see Trump say it would be a despicable act of cruelty to send these love gifts anywhere they are unwelcome, and the kindest policy would be to relocate them where they will be wanted and protected.

There can be no better locations than the sanctuary cities where they want them so badly they are willing to defy the full might of the Federal Government to shield and protect them!


17 posted on 04/13/2019 5:30:27 PM PDT by null and void (If socialism is so grand, why are Guatemalans coming here instead of going to Venezuela?)
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NIMBY!


18 posted on 04/13/2019 5:31:42 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Mariner

No, they know they’ll get federal dollars.


19 posted on 04/13/2019 5:31:43 PM PDT by raybbr (The left is a poison on society. There is no antidote. Running its course will be painful. You)
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Well, what better way to distribute the illegals than to those locales that protect them, care for them and watch after them....the sanctuary cities and states in the country.

Cities in Texas say they are already feeling the pressure from the volume of illegals in their midst. Somebody else has to take their share.

These are a bunch of whining politicians who say they will not cooperate with the feds on turning over illegals, so deliver them to their doorsteps and let them handle them alone.

What goes around, comes around. Or just desserts or something like that.

This is classic Trump.

20 posted on 04/13/2019 5:33:05 PM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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