Key Takeaways:
- Mayor Eric Adams now supports modifying sanctuary laws—but only to target violent repeat offenders.
- He still defends giving taxpayer-funded benefits to undocumented immigrants pursuing the “American Dream.”
- Adams claims sanctuary status means everyone deserves resources, even if they’re in the country illegally.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is finally admitting what most commonsense Americans have known for years: blindly protecting violent criminals under the guise of “sanctuary” isn’t sustainable.
During Friday’s Good Day New York on Fox 5, Adams addressed the federal lawsuit challenging the city’s sanctuary policies and called for “modification” of the law—at least when it comes to violent offenders. After the recent shooting of an off-duty Border Patrol agent by repeat offenders, even Adams couldn’t deny that something needs to change.
“I called for a modification in our existing laws,” he said, adding that “we should be able to coordinate with the federal authorities to address those situations.”
Sounds promising—until he pivoted to defend handing out taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal immigrants who haven’t committed violent crimes. “We should not be harming them at all,” Adams said. “These are innocent people who are just trying to pursue the American Dream.”
He went even further, claiming, “When people use the term of sanctuary city, what we’re saying is that you have the right with your tax dollars to get the resources you deserve.”
Let’s be clear: American citizens fund those tax dollars—not undocumented immigrants. And resources aren’t infinite. A city drowning in debt and crime shouldn’t be prioritizing non-citizens over law-abiding taxpayers.
Mayor Adams is trying to thread the political needle—but New Yorkers are tired of policies that protect criminals while punishing citizens.