Reports that President Trump was considering a plan to release detained undocumented immigrants in the nation’s sanctuary cities has put the spotlight back on a controversial immigration policy. The Onion takes a look at the pros and cons of sanctuary cities.
PRO
Frees up police resources for cracking down on nonviolent drug offenders
Residents get to feel like they doing nice thing without having to do any work
We already carved that poem on the Statue of Liberty
Rush Limbaugh needs to fill three hours a day
Undocumented immigrants can experience hollowness of American Dream firsthand
CON
Real bummer for bored ICE agents
Introduces confusion into nation’s otherwise consistent and comprehensible immigration system
Lose crucial racist tourist dollars
Treating people with basic human dignity sounds good until a white lady dies
Exposes undocumented immigrants to statistically more dangerous U.S. citizens
