Should Mayor Q Fear MAGA 'Sanctuary City' Crackdown?!?

The official line from 12th & Oak is that Kansas City is NOT a sanctuary city and Missouri law forbids as much. 

Lately, after the embarrassing defeat of the former Veep . . . Mayor Q has taken on a far less adversarial tone toward his Republican colleagues and even stresses his compliance with law on the topic of immigration. 

HOWEVER . . .

For anybody who is watching closely . . . 

Policies like the KCMO "Fountain Card" and/or Mayor Q emphasizing this town's "welcoming" attitude might raise legit questions about where KCMO REALLY stands on enforcing immigration laws. 

Let's not forget that last year the Mayor was forced to walk back his "open invite" to migrants that sparked outrage across Missouri and the nation. 

To date there really haven't been any major local crackdowns other than a few rumors about suburban roundups and KCPD policy since the 90s has discouraged crackdowns and often sought cooperation with immigrant communities. To be fair, despite some legit GOP complaints . . . In KC, the numbers show us that there's not a lot of violent crime coming from migrant communities and locals often credit that with an open policy of communication with law enforcement. 

NEVERTHELESS . . .

Now, under the new administration, there's a renewed effort to hold Mayors accountable for lax immigration policy . . . And given recent GOP hearings in D.C., it's fair to ask if Mayor Q might soon confront this same kind of tough questioning.

Check-it . . .

Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors Wednesday about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials. The mayors pushed back, defending their communities as welcoming places — not lawless danger zones — and called on Congress to pass immigration reforms.

Republicans repeatedly highlighted a handful of brutal crimes committed by immigrants who crossed illegally into the U.S., with Rep. James Comer opening the hearings by saying the policies “only create sanctuary for criminals.”

But the Democratic mayors — Michelle Wu of Boston, Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Mike Johnston of Denver and Eric Adams of New York — defended their policies as legal, even as they seemed to carefully avoid using the term “sanctuary.”

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