Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum is speaking out against what he said are false rumors that Tulsa is turning into a “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants.
He posted a statement on Facebook, calling the claims “ridiculous garbage.”
Tulsa Mayor Speaks Out On Tulsa Immigration Rumors (newson6.com)
At first, the idea of somebody weaponizing the concept because the Mayor is a republican. But then I kept reading.
He said some people are misinformed about a business center being created with public-private money to help immigrants who want to start a business.
Christian Bengel, the Tulsa City Councilor for District 6, said it’s upsetting when people get the wrong idea.
“They’ll have access to resources that will help them navigate being lawful and successful businesses,” said Bengel. “I’m grateful to all the partnerships that are bringing this together.”
If the business center is aimed at legal immigrants, then what we have here is a self-inflicted political wound and a demonstration that the depravation of language for political purposes works. The new use of the word immigrants covers both legal (as it should) and illegal aliens which probably made some people in social media to add two plus two and come up with twenty-two.
Let this be a lesson to other politicians.
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