Sanctuary Cities Are Failing — Actual Sanctuaries Are Stepping Up

In December 2020, the Democrat-dominated Council of the District of Columbia voted in favor of the Sanctuary Values Act, enshrining Washington’s status as a “sanctuary city.” But until earlier this year, when Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona decided to bring the border to Washington, the city’s commitment to caring for migrants had not been put to the test.

So far, nearly 9,400 migrants have arrived in the District, and Mayor Muriel Bowser — not to mention President Biden — has bungled this slowly unfolding crisis. Although both leaders have been quick to criticize Abbott and Ducey for using “desperate people to score political points” and treating migrants as “political pawns,” they have otherwise been at odds.