How Democrats Illegal Immigration Failures Led to a Deadly Chicago Tragedy | Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

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🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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The tragic shooting of a Loyola University freshman last week highlighted Chicago’s serious need for ICE to remove illegal immigrants from its streets. By making Chicago a sanctuary city, Gov. JB Pritzker can’t blame President Trump for the tragedy, especially when Trump has continually offered to help make the city safer by deploying the National Guard there, explains Victor Davis Hanson on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” PROMOTIONS: 👉If Victor Davis Hanson is must-watch for you, The Signal Sitdown belongs in your feed. Bradley Devlin delivers long-form conversations on Washington’s biggest fights—from an unapologetically conservative perspective. Subscribe now!https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉America is worth preserving. Do your part and act now by going to https://www.heritage.org/beautiful 👉Everything you carry is broadcasting a signal—your phone, laptop, even your car key. SLNT Faraday Bags cut that signal instantly. No GPS. No WiFi. No tracking. Trusted by the military, now available to you. Get 15% off + free shipping at https://slnt.com/pages/vdh 👉Claim your liberty offer of up to $5,000 in free metals with allegiance gold by going to https://www.ProtectWithVictor.com WHERE TO WATCH: 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.1	When I heard this tragic shooting, first thing I said is it's probably going to be another
1:04.1	illegal alien.
1:05.1	It was.
1:05.7	The second thing I thought is how is this prisoner going to blame Trump?
1:08.9	And I thought, well, he can't blame Trump because Trump has offered to go into Chicago for months
1:14.4	and do what he did to Washington and other cities.
1:17.0	So he can't say that Trump wasn't there to help him.
1:20.1	And then I thought, well, he can't say that Trump's not going after criminals because he's deported
1:24.6	thousands of them and arrested thousands of them.
1:27.0	And then third, he can't say it because he's a sanctuary state.
1:30.3	Chicago's a sanctuary city.
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