The Sanctuary Movement

     "Sanctuary once meant a holy place, or a place of refuge. 

     "The American sanctuary movement rewards criminality and endangers innocent citizens. Its history began in 1971 in Berkeley, California, when officials declared Berkeley a "City of Refuge" for draft dodgers. President Nixon was winding down the war in Vietnam. In 1985 the city passed a resolution obligating city "employes not to violate established sanctuaries," etc. 

Sean Davis, CEO The Federalist

     "These actions violated U.S. immigration law. War refugees seeking escape could be safe in Mexico, Venezuela or Columbia. They did not qualify for asylum here.

     "2021. The Biden administration threw federal immigration laws out the window. It federalized sanctuary city efforts, erasing the border and inviting anyone into the U.S. Migrants arrived, often with the aid of drug-cartel coyotes. Coached by lawyers from non-government organizations, they made claim, then released into the U.S. on their own, to appear in court years later. Ho hum.

     "What started as care for refugees in one city, became a global industry involving national governments, criminal syndicates and hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars a year. Every institution involved had a political or economic incentive to ensure a flow of migrants into the U.S. The immigration-industrial complex became a self-perpetuating machine. 

     "The second Trump administration reestablished secure borders and has attempted to begin deporting those who entered illegally. But efforts have been opposed at every turn, often violent, even when deporting the most dangerous illegal immigrants. Much of this involves state and city officials in the sanctuary movement. 

     "The U.S. Department of Justice calculated that 12 states and the District of Columbia - nearly a quarter of the country - had become sanctuaries. Albuquerque, Boston, New Orleans, Newark and Philadelphia have been designated as sanctuary cities. Cities and counties across the country - more than 200."

Continued tomorrow