Johnson called the term “racist” and sarcastically suggested that he should also call black people “slaves.”
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“We don’t have illegal aliens,” Johnson told the reporter while shaking his head. “I don’t know if that’s from some sort of sci-fi message for which you’ve had.”
When the reporter explained that he was merely using a legal term for a person illegally in the country, Johnson made a comparison to slavery. “Listen, the legal term for my people were slaves,” the Democrat said. “You want me to use that term, too?”
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Johnson posted the moment to his Instagram account on Saturday and captioned the post, “This isn’t a sci-fi show. These are human beings. We will not abandon our humanity to score cheap political points.”
Johnson has made it a priority to limit the ability of federal law enforcement to detain people who are in the country illegally. Earlier this month, for example, he signed an executive order to create “ICE free zones” in Chicago, which is already a sanctuary city, The Daily Wire previously reported.
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Still, President Donald Trump remains committed to fulfilling his campaign promises. The administration started “Operation Midway Blitz” in Illinois last month, resulting in more than 1,000 arrests.
Federal ICE agents have increasingly become targets of violence, especially in sanctuary cities. On October 4, officers in Chicago were targeted in an apparently coordinated strike. According to Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin, officers were “rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars” and agents were forced to exit their vehicles on foot.
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The armed woman in question was already on Border Patrol’s radar after she recently doxxed agents and posted online, “Hey to all my gang let’s f*** those mother f***ers up, don’t let them take anyone,” according to the assistant secretary.
McLaughlin said the Chicago Police Department refused to provide backup for the ICE agents.
* Original Article:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-spazzes-out-over-racist-term-illegal-alien