Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Thursday, February 2, 2017.
Rahm hosts dinner for DREAMers at his home
Mayor Rahm Emanuel followed through on his promise to host undocumented DREAM students for a dinner at his house in support of Chicago’s sanctuary city status. Emanuel, first lady Amy Rule, and their children were joined for dinner by Cardinal Blase Cupich, four students from Mexico, a student from India, and a student from Nigeria. “The dreams of these kids to go to college and what they want to do are no different than Amy and mine’s children, and their parents’ concern for them and their hopes for them is no different than Amy and I have for our children,” the mayor told reporters. “The power of the United States is that people from all walks of life, all over the world, can come here to Chicago, the most American of American cities, and give their children a chance at a better life.” [Tribune]
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