Jim Talamonti | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – New poll numbers indicate that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a lower approval rating than any sitting politician in the country.
Just 14% of Chicagoans view the mayor favorably, according to the Illinois Policy Institute’s Lincoln Poll. M3 Strategies surveyed 798 registered voters in Chicago from Jan. 21 to 23: 79.9% said they had an unfavorable opinion of Johnson, including 65% saying, “very unfavorable.”
Johnson’s 14% approval rating is lower than the lowest approval rating recorded by his recent predecessors. Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot had ratings as low as 27% late in their respective tenures.
According to the poll, voters’ top concerns were crime (48%), high taxes (33%), and city governance (30%).
Johnson was asked at a City Hall media briefing Tuesday about a remark he made last month that it was not his job to find criminal aliens.
“That is deportation policy that is set by the federal government, and we will not interfere with that. That aspect, that is the job of the federal government to deport,” Johnson said.
The mayor said police would fight crime without acting as federal agents.
“There’s a clear separation there. That’s the only thing that this [sanctuary city] ordinance essentially lays out, so it’s not a matter of the police department not going after violent criminals,” Johnson said.
Last week, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee launched an investigation into sanctuary jurisdictions and the impact of their policies on public safety and federal immigration enforcement.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will appear alongside sanctuary city mayors of New York City, Boston and Denver, facing the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on March 5, 2025 (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the federal government is stoking fear and leaving some people afraid to come to work or even move around their community (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ
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