A report that traces the effects of former President Barack Obama’s pro-migrant “Welcoming Cities” program finds that crime by illegal aliens soared in areas where the program was instituted.

The program did not define “sanctuary cities,” but it did offer financial incentives and coordinated city governments with some 300 extreme, left-wing, non-governmental, non-profit groups that advocate for illegal aliens, according to the Center Square.

The program, launched by Obama in 2014, maintained that “Certified Welcoming is a formal designation for cities and counties that have created policies and programs reflecting their values and commitment to immigrant inclusion,” given by the nonpartisan nonprofit organization, “Certified Welcoming.” The program added that it aimed to “build more in

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