On Capitol Hill, Democratic mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York appeared before a House panel Wednesday amid Trump’s threats to withhold funding for so-called sanctuary cities that impede his crackdown on immigrants. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu forcefully rebutted Republican lies that immigrants make cities less safe.

Mayor Michelle Wu: “You could pass bipartisan legislation, and that would be comprehensive immigration law. The false narrative is that immigrants in general are criminals or immigrants in general cause all sorts of danger and harm. That is actually what is undermining safety in our communities. If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms, stop cutting Medicaid, stop cutting cancer research, stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our city safe.”

Michelle Wu arrived to the congressional hearing with her newborn daughter in tow.
The New York Immigration Coalition blasted the hearing as a “sham” which was held as an “opportunity for extremist MAGA Republicans to spew hate and distortions about immigration.”