Politicians on both sides of the aisle are firing criticisms after a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. illegally allegedly shot and killed a Loyola student last week.
Sheridan Gorman was shot and killed on a pier on Lake Michigan last week, and her death has set off a firestorm of controversy.
Republicans, including gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, have criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for their “sanctuary city” policies, but those Democrats are firing back, arguing that failures at the national level helped lead to the tragedy.
“(While) I agree there have been real failures, those failures of course extend beyond the borders of Illinois. They’re national failures,” Pritzker said. “A failure to have comprehensive immigration reform. A failure of the president to follow his own edict to go after the worst of the worst.”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.Eileen T. Meslar / Chicago Tribune News Service via Getty Images fileBailey
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