The Wall Street Journal contained an editorial highlighting the downside of President Trump's suggestion to send the illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities.
Here are some bullet points:
1. It would legitimize the theory that cities can defy Federal immigration law;
2. A larger population would strengthen already Democratic control of the region by potentially adding the number of representatives in Congress; and
3. It would potentially add to the number of Electoral College votes for areas that typically vote Democrat.
Although it's a clever way to show the hypocrisy of the whole concept of sanctuary cities, there are some potential problems which could ultimately outweigh the pleasure of a good comeuppance.
Many Democrats probably want increased immigration because they think the immigrants will eventually become Democrat voters. With that in mind, one has to wonder why the sanctuary city residents haven't already embraced the possible movement of the immigrants to their cities. Could it be that they aren't as foresighted as they would have us believe?
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1:34 PM 4/15/2019
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