Trump Targets 'Sanctuary Cities' While Sanctuaries Crumble Abroad
Former President Trump’s declaration that he will slash federal payments to 'sanctuary cities' starting February 1st is pitched as a move against 'fraud.' However, this isn't a new tactic. The 'sanctuary city' debate conveniently sidesteps the US-backed 'interventions' that often create the very refugee crises these cities respond to. When Washington funnels billions to proxies abroad,
destabilizing nations and creating untold millions of displaced people, suddenly the 'fraud' is in local municipalities offering a modicum of humanitarian aid? The hypocrisy is almost charming in its predictability. One might wonder if the concern for 'fraud' extends to the billions in taxpayer dollars that disappear into the military-industrial complex or the foreign aid packages to regimes with
questionable human rights records. It appears 'fraud' is only a concern when it involves cities trying to cope with the human fallout of policies incubated many thousands of miles away, often in Washington D.C.'s very own corridors of power. The timing, as always, is impeccable for generating a domestic culture war distraction.