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The new progressive mayor-elect of Chicago is promising to double down on
the Windy City�s already liberal immigration and "sanctuary city" policies
� even as the deep-blue city has been crying foul over moves to send more
illegal immigrants.

Progressive Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson defeated his moderate
opponent, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, to take the
Chicago mayor�s race, replacing outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who came in
third before the runoff.

Chicago is a self-described "sanctuary city" � meaning it bars local and
state law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Johnson�s campaign declared that the city must "extend" that promise.

"Chicago is a sanctuary city. As such, we must always resist attempts to
pit communities against each other and extend this sanctuary promise to
everyone who needs it in our city � both long-time residents and newcomers
alike," his website says.

COLORADO CANCELS PLANS TO SEND MIGRANTS TO NYC, CHICAGO AMID OUTCRY FROM
DEMOCRATIC MAYORS

Johnson�s campaign website stressed that he will "ensure law enforcement
does not cooperation with ICE to arrest, detain or deport our migrant
neighbors."

However, the mayor-elect sees that "sanctuary promise" as going well
beyond merely non-cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement:

"Our public schools must be sanctuaries for all children by investing in
dual language programs, ethnic studies and English as a Second Language
(ESL). We must coordinate efforts with local communities with the
infrastructure to support displaced immigrants and refugees, and
coordinate efforts at all levels of government to provide humane
conditions for everyone."

Johnson also wants to provide "permanent housing for all unhouse,
including asylum seekers" and increase funding for an already existing
legal protection fund that helps immigrants avoid deportation.

MAYORS MEET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO DISCUSS MIGRANT CRISIS AMID TENSIONS
OVER BUSES

He also wishes to appoint "non-citizen representation" to a Chicago
commission for public safety and to a Chicago Board of Education Non-
Citizen Advisory Board, while pushing for the state to allow for parents
to vote in school board elections � even if they are not citizens.

When it comes to children, Johnson wants to "recruit and train enough
teachers and clinicians to provide the capacity to support migrant and
immigrant children, including bilingual professionals." Additionally,
children in Chicago will have "fully funded ethnic studies and bilingual
education and dual language programs, where students learn their home
country�s histories and cultures, in addition to learning English."

But the plethora of pro-immigrant policies comes just as Chicago has been
battling with other states over an influx of migrants into its city from
those states.

�STRUGGLING�: CHICAGO RESIDENTS OUTRAGED OVER LORI LIGHTFOOT'S DECISION TO
HOUSE MIGRANTS: �HELP MY OWN FIRST�

Outgoing Mayor Lightfoot was one of a number of liberal mayors who took
aim at Republican governors in states such as Texas, who bussed migrants
to Chicago and other sanctuary cities in response to the ongoing migrant
crisis at the southern border.

They had also taken aim at least one Democratic governor, writing a
furious letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis when his state began sending
migrants to Chicago and New York City.

"These actions do not live up to the values of a proclaimed welcoming
state and should stop immediately," Lightfoot and NYC Mayor Eric Adams
wrote. Colorado subsequently stopped the busing after a "very productive"
conversation with the two mayors.

The ongoing flow of migrants to Chicago has also led to political tensions
within the city. In January, residents in one neighborhood protested plans
to establish a migrant center in a former elementary school.

"There is a lack of resources in our community, we don�t need anyone else
to come in and suck those up. We're tired, Ms. Lightfoot," one resident
told Fox 32.

In February, there were similar concerns from local residents when
officials moved to house migrants at a vacant Kmart. The move was later
postponed after objections from locals.

Fox News' Houston Keene and Sarah Rumpf contributed to this report.

<https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-elect-johnson-double-down-
sanctuary-city-policies-despite-migrant-busing-furor>