Sanctuary City Mayors Face Tough Questions from Congress

This Wednesday, the mayors of four prominent sanctuary cities will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government. With critical issues at stake, committee members are prepared to press these leaders on their policies and decisions regarding illegal immigration.

One pivotal inquiry may focus on whether American citizens possess rights that illegal immigrants should not have. For years, these mayors have allocated city budgets to provide housing, medical care, education, legal aid, and additional benefits to newly arrived migrants. Can they genuinely distinguish between taxpaying citizens who elected them and the undocumented individuals who entered their cities uninvited?

Targeted Questions for Each Mayor

If I were on the committee, I would have pointed questions for each mayor regarding their policies and beliefs.

Interrogating Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu

Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu recently claimed that her responsibility at the city level is to follow the law. However, her city’s Trust Act serves as a justification for refusing to comply with 15 detainer requests issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the past year. I would want to know if she is willing to reconsider this law. Wu’s sanctuary policy has complicated ICE’s efforts to locate and detain dangerous individuals, such as alleged child rapist Luis Adolfo Guerra-Perez and reported drug dealer Gustavo Augusto Mroczkoski. The repercussions of her policies reflect on public safety.

Wu should be equipped to address these concerns, particularly after the city spent $650,000 in taxpayer funds for legal preparations ahead of this hearing. An incident from last weekend highlighted the prevailing crime issues, leading to significant questions about her stance on public safety since her immediate response involved apologizing to the perpetrator’s family rather than supporting law enforcement.

Accountability from Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson

I would question Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson about the city’s decision to use $95 million, originally allocated for Covid-related expenses, to fund shelters for illegal immigrants. Furthermore, why did Chicago issue $14.7 million in one-time