Mayor Rahm Emanuel: ‘Chicago Always Will Be A Sanctuary City’
*There are lines being drawn in the sand all over the country. Trump says he will block federal funding to Sanctuary Cities. VL
By Richard Gonzalez, NPR (2 minute read) 
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel added his voice to the chorus of big-city mayors who say theirs will remain “sanctuary cities” in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line positions on illegal immigration.
Surrounded by immigration activists, business leaders and state and federal lawmakers, Emanuel sought to reduce the fear of immigrants living in this country without authorization.
“To all those who are, after Tuesday’s election, very nervous and filled with anxiety … you are safe in Chicago, you are secure in Chicago and you are supported in Chicago,” said Emanuel at a news conference called to publicize the expansion of mental health services for people anxious over the election results.
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“Chicago has in the past been a sanctuary city. … It always will be a sanctuary city,” the mayor said.
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