Rendell said, “If I were Mayor, I wouldn’t do it. I think we should obey the law…”
When asked if she agreed with her campaign chairman or is in favor of sanctuary city policies, the McGinty campaign did not respond. Her primary opponent, John Fetterman, did respond and says he supports sanctuary cities.
So which is it?
Does Katie McGinty side with her primary opponent and support ignoring the law? Or will McGinty join Senator Toomey and Governor Rendell in opposing policies that threaten the public safety of Pennsylvanians?
ICYMI:
PA-Sen; Toomey Attacks Kenney for Making Philly a “Sanctuary City”
PoliticsPA | Nick Field
Senator Pat Toomey is picking a fight with an unexpected PA politician, the new Mayor of Philadelphia Jim Kenney.
The cause of Toomey’s ire is Kenney’s restoration of Philly’s status as a so-called “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants.
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“If I were Mayor, I wouldn’t do it,” Rendell told radio host Rich Zeoli. “I think we should obey the law and remember, it’s the Obama Administration that’s enforcing the deportation laws. So, I think I would’ve not made us a sanctuary city. However, Jim Kenney has been, for the longest time, even going back to when I was Mayor, he’s been an advocate for making Philadelphia a more attractive place for immigrants to come and settle and open up businesses. And I agree with that and think his policy is dead on but I think that it can only happen with legal immigrants.”
“Making us a sanctuary city is pretty much consistent with what Jim Kenney has stood for the last 20 years,” he continued. “I think, overall, his concept and idea is correct. We do want to attract immigrants because immigrants bring a special vitality and a yearning and a willingness to do hard, difficult work. He brings those to the fore. But I think we should follow the law.”
Since Rendell is Chairman of Katie McGinty’s Senate campaign, Toomey’s team wants her to respond.
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PoliticsPA reached out to the McGinty campaign but they have not responded.
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John Fetterman reached out to PoliticsPA in support of Kenney’s decision.
“I want to give my full-throated endorsement of Mayor Kenney’s decision,” the Braddock Mayor said. “Any Democrat that doesn’t agree with this policy is pandering to xenophobia. Sanctuary cities ensure the safety and well-being of everybody.”