Blue City residents believe President-elect Donald Trump has made historic gains in Democratic-run cities because of liberal leaders' poor handling of the immigration crisis.
“P-Rae” Easley, a Chicago Democrat turned Trump supporter, and Aurora, Colorado City Councilman Daniel Jurinsky discuss why residents are fed up with liberal leaders on “The Ingraham Angle.” We discussed whether.
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“Even if Democrats still want a majority, do you expect local leaders in Chicago to listen to the people of these cities?” Laura Ingraham asked Easley on Thursday. asked. “They're not happy.”
“I would have said no before today,” she replied. “But today, for the first time in Chicago's history, the entire City Council voted against the mayor's immigration funding budget. Literally 50 council members said no. It's red across the board. Chicago. , red has won and permeated the conscience of our leaders here.”
The sanctuary city of Chicago has welcomed more than 51,000 immigrants since 2021. According to city data.
The surge has taken a huge toll on the city's resources, forcing authorities to spend more than $574 million to accommodate illegal immigrants starting in 2022.
CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 10: Immigrants are seen inside the Chicago Police Department's 15th Precinct on Sunday, September 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
As the crisis continues, residents have begun to push back against liberal policies, and Easley argued the City Council vote signals that conservative shift.
“We vote Democratic because there is a culture of patronage, bullying and terrorism in this city,” Easley said. “And we've even issued a federal order to stop calling it the Shakman Order. Now that it's done, across all races and socio-economic classes, we need to know that the Democratic Party doesn't own us. We all know that in Chicago, that's about to change, and today's City Council vote makes that clear.”
Meanwhile, the incoming Trump administration is already preparing to significantly strengthen its detention capabilities. illegal immigration Fox News Digital confirmed it plans to follow through on that promise as part of a major deportation operation it promised to begin in January.
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During his campaign, President-elect Trump announced his intention to launch a historic mass deportation campaign in response to the historic immigration crisis at the southern border.
Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said of the plan, “Clearly he's talking about going after law-abiding Coloradans who have probably lived here for 20, 30 years. That's what I mean.'' “Obviously, if someone were to come in and forcibly take our neighbors away from us, our economy and our society would be devastated. We would tear apart these de facto American families. You shouldn’t.”
The Denver suburb of Aurora has made national headlines in recent months as Venezuelan gangs have taken over apartment buildings and terrorized the local community.
At a rally in the city in October, President Trump detailed Operation Aurora, a federal plan to eliminate illegal immigrant members of Torren de Aragua. The plan would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target and dismantle “any illegal immigrant criminal network operating on American soil.”
Jurinsky argued that if Polis gets in the way of the Trump administration's deportation plans, it could cause political damage to Democrats in future election cycles.
“They seem to have become third-class citizens in this state, and the American people have had to put behind them the mess that the governor, his liberal policies, and the failures of this administration have brought to this country,” Jurinsky said. said.
“I think it will hurt Democrats if they see our government's position as an impediment to the incoming administration and Kristi Noem's team to step in and defuse this mess,” Jurinsky said. Ta. “As Tom Homan said, I think it's better for the police to get out of the way.”
FOX News' Brooke Singman and Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
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