"Migrants welcome here!"
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Well, not here here...
Amid sometimes stinging public criticism from community members and local organizations, the Aurora City Council approved a resolution that symbolically prevents an influx of migrants from coming into the city from Denver.
The resolution approved Monday night by a 7-3 vote was scaled back from an earlier version made public last week, which drew a sharp rebuke from activists from homeless and immigrant communities.
The approved measure states that while “Aurora is proud of its identity as the most diverse and global city in the state,” the city cannot finance an influx of migrants and homeless people that are being “systematically” transported into the city.
New York: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/27/politics/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-sanctuary-city/index.html
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called for drastic changes to the city’s sanctuary policies, marking the first time he publicly endorses a shift that could put undocumented immigrants who are accused of a crime in the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in New York.
“I don’t believe people who are violent in our city and commit repeated crimes should have the privilege of being in our city,” Adams told reporters during a press conference at City Hall on Tuesday. “You don’t have the right to be in our city and tarnish the overwhelming number who are here following the rules.”
Adams’ comments mark a shift in policy that originated during the era of Mayor Ed Koch in the late 1980s and has evolved over years spanning five mayoral administrations.
“I want to go back to the standards of the previous mayors who, I believe, subscribed to my belief that people who are suspected of committing serious crimes in this city should be held accountable,” Adams said.
Adams’ comments follow a series of high-profile incidents involving recently arrived migrants in the city who have been accused of violent crimes, including a recent shooting of a tourist during a robbery inside a Times Square clothing store.
Reality is a biatch, isn't she?
