Here’s why its so hard for ICE to deport migrants accused of a crime in NYC: ‘Big logistical headache’
New York PostAPR 2024
Los Angeles’s decision to formalize its sanctuary city status is a principled and pragmatic response to the ongoing immigration debate. The city has reaffirmed its commitment to treating migrants with dignity and humanity, resisting the punitive approach favored by critics. Sanctuary policies build trust between law enforcement and immigrant communities, ensuring public safety by encouraging crime reporting without fear of deportation. Los Angeles has shown that compassion and practical governance can coexist—a powerful rebuke to divisive rhetoric and inhumane political stunts.
Los Angeles's sanctuary city move is more symbolic than substantive, prioritizing political optics over public safety and fiscal responsibility. By formally shielding undocumented immigrants, including those with criminal records, the city burdens taxpayers while undermining federal law enforcement efforts. Sanctuary policies strain public resources, from education to healthcare, and erode trust in governance as crime concerns mount among voters. Instead of addressing immigration reform holistically, LA’s grandstanding, while ideologically driven, may harm the very communities it claims to protect.
There is a 50% chance that 756K immigrants to the US will obtain lawful permanent resident status in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.