Chicago Mayor Acknowledges ‘Crisis’ But Is ‘Committed’ To Being A Sanctuary City

Despite being fully aware of the “humanitarian crisis” being caused by the open-border policies of the Biden administration that he supports, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) said that he is “committed to making sure” that Chicago is “a sanctuary city.”

The far-left mayor made the comments during an interview with NBC Chicago on Friday. The discussion began with a question from NBC Chicago political reporter Mary Ann Ahern, who pointed out that illegal aliens continue to flood into the city — and even admitted that many of the illegals are committing crimes.

“Migrants, even more have arrived in the last week. We have aldermen who are concerned. They’re talking about crimes that are being committed. If you’ve walked — as I did yesterday — down State Street, it’s not safe. What’s going on and what are you going to do to get help… perhaps have the suburbs, as you mentioned, to help you out?” Ahern asked.

In response, Johnson talked about helping the illegal aliens be welcomed into the city’s shelters — ignoring the concerns from his city’s residents that the influx of illegals has taken away resources that could be used to help actual Chicago residents.

The far-left mayor also mentioned accepting help from the state’s Democrat governor and other Democrat officials to continue pushing sanctuary policies and working to “move people out of police stations” rather than keeping Chicagoans safe from crime that is brought to the city with the influx of illegal aliens.

“Well, look, everyone is participating in working towards addressing this humanitarian crisis,” Johnson said. “The State of Illinois, and I appreciate the support of Governor [J.B] Pritzker, the board president, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, as well as the full force of government and the City of Chicago. Since I’ve been in office, 90 more busses have arrived, thousands of families continue to show up over the course of… these last 90 days.”

“And so, what I’ve said repeatedly, and I’ll say it again, that we’re committed to making sure that what was passed 40 years ago, by Mayor Harold Washington, to make sure that the City of Chicago’s a sanctuary city, that we’re going to continue to embrace that,” the mayor added. “And so, we’re going to continue to make sure, like we’ve been doing, to expand shelters, and we’ve had — we’ve put ten more shelters online since I’ve been in office, and, of course, we’re going to continue to work to move people out of police stations.”