Love this advice by and to a teen-ager: Get with old people, read old books. Plus big Chicago problem is . . . uninvited newcomers cost money . . .

Indeed.

A Constitution for Teenage Happiness

Ruby LaRocca—the winner of our high school essay contest—urges her generation to read old books, memorize poems, and invite senior citizens to parties.

The girl has my vote.

Another thing: Why didn’t the Johnson & Pritzker company think of this when they bought the sanctuary-city business?

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday to reiterate a call for the federal government to expedite work permits for asylum-seekers in Chicago, adding urgency to his message by emphasizing the city would be unable to support ongoing additions to a migrant population that already totals more than 13,000 if changes aren’t made.

Dig the asylum-seekers part. How do they pick them out? But they’re not all fleeing persecution, right? They’re fleeing conditions in their countries and are more economic migrants than anything else.

As for being unable to support them, is this the first time they thought about the cost?

And Chicago’s Johnson? Asked if like the New York and other mayors he would discourage migrants?

“[H]ere’s what I’m committed to: honoring the law [what started in 1985 as ] of being a sanctuary city, in building systems of care that provide a pathway with dignity for individuals who are seeking refuge and hope here in the city of Chicago.”

Well. Not to mention police protection?

Another view of what’s happening in Chi-town in re: migrants:

The mix of crime and being overwhelmed by illegal immigrant arrivals is finally bringing some Democrats back to sanity in Chicago, whether they realize that their policies have failed or not.

Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez has introduced a proposal to address concerns about crime in and around shelters that are housing the illegal immigrants sent to the city by border states. “I think if we have the looming threat of deportation for anyone who engages in gang, drug, prostitution, or anything else more egregious — you know, hopefully, that will deter some of the bad behavior that we're seeing.”

Well. Protection from (some) migrants. Sanctuary?

Yes, Lopez is proposing that Chicago be able to contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement if illegal immigrants are arrested for committing some types of crime, and 19 other aldermen are already on board. Of the city’s 50-person city council, all but three are Democrats, and now 20 of them are on board with deporting illegal immigrants who commit crimes. It is a return to normalcy that would mean at least a partial end of Chicago’s sanctuary city commitment, given that refusing to cooperate with ICE even on criminal matters was one of the core promises sanctuary cities made.

Heavy commentary about this:

This is not a novel concept Chicago is exploring. It is a normal thing that most people expected cities to do before the Democrats running those cities decided to use immigration as a chance to pretend they are morally superior to everyone else. [Ouch] But those cities are now struggling when being forced to uphold their sanctuary promises, and that includes Chicago, which has received just 12,000 illegal immigrants in the past year. For reference, that is less than what Arizona sees in one week.

Plot gets very thick when you talk that way. How’s this problem gonna work itself out?