Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey threatened legal action against Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas after the Democratic leader invited migrants from sanctuary cities to live and work in the Midwest state.
In a letter released Thursday, Bailey, a Republican, accused Lucas of offering an “open invitation for illegal aliens to come to Missouri” and claimed Lucas’s comments welcoming workers were “wildly irresponsible.”
Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman, left, looks on while Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
“Make no mistake, my office will do everything in its power to take legal action against any person or entity found to be in violation of these statutes,” Bailey said, referring to a state law that makes it a felony to transport people who are in the country illegally.
Bailey’s letter
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