The Philadelphia Inquirer harbors illegal immigrants

As we have previously noted, The Philadelphia Inquirer is very much on the side of the illegal immigrants. The good journolists^[1]The spelling ‘journolist’ or ‘journolism’ comes from JournoList, an email list of 400 influential and politically liberal journalists, the exposure of which called into question their … Continue reading there, from the far-loeft Will Bunch to even the more moderate Daniel Pearson, the newspaper’s chief editorial writer, all want the illegals — at The First Street Journal we do not use the euphemism ‘undocumented’ — to be allowed to stay here.

But now they might have just fouled up:

‘The last thing that is protecting my dignity.’ A South Philly mother talks about life under sanctuary.

As Trump moves against sanctuary cities, one undocumented mother in Philadelphia worries what the future holds for her.

by Jeff Gammage and Michelle Myers | Sunday, August 3, 2025 | 5:00 AM EDT

Guzman and her companions were moving through the Northern Mexico desert, nearing the U.S. border, when they were ambushed by several armed men.

The bandits forced her to strip, then ordered the others to do the same.

Guzman, 23 at the time, feared she was going to be raped or killed.

Instead, the gunmen searched the group’s clothes for money, took their food, and left. She soon crossed into Arizona, evading U.S. border authorities and making her way to family in Philadelphia.

There is much more of Miss Guzman’s sob story at the original.

But here we have it, in black and white, that reporters Jeff Gammage and Michelle Myere, and photographer José Moreno know the full name of the subject of their story, as well as where she lives. It would defy journalistic standards for their editor to not be aware of those that information as well. So, why shouldn’t ICE get a warrant to raid the newspaper’s offices, seize every computer there, as well as any paper notes and cell phones which might contain the information which would lead ICE to Miss Guzman’s and her 12-year-old anchor baby daughter, to send Miss Guzman back to Mexico?

The Inquirer is concealing evidence of a crime. If the evidence concerning Miss Guzman’s whereabouts has already been scrubbed, Mr Gammage and Miss Myers could be taken into custody and required to disclose what they know, under contempt of court penalties if they refuse.

How, it has to be asked, is Miss Guzman, a single mother, supporting herself and her daughter? It is illegal to work in the United States if you are not a citizen unless you have the proper documents. The article tells us that a “former romantic partner” showed up at her home, screaming but was not let in, which implies that Miss Guzman doesn’t have a husband or boyfriend living with her, so there’s (probably) no real, legal financial support there. That leaves four possibilities:

1. Miss Guzman presented forged documents saying she was eligible to work in the United States, which is a felony;
2. Miss Guzman’s employer hired her knowing that she did not have the proper documents, which would be a felony by both Miss Guzman and the employer;
3. Miss Guzman is living off welfare, for which she is ineligible, and would have had to have presented forget documents to the social workers, a felony; or
4. Miss Guzman has been working for cash, which means she is evading income and Social Security taxes, which is a felony.

Our good friends on the left can’t seem to understand that crossing the border illegally isn’t the only crime the illegals commit; they have to continue to commit crimes, every day they work, to stay in the United States. Perhaps the reporters and editors of the Inquirer haven’t figured that part out, but by concealing Miss Guzman’s identity and whereabouts, they are aiding a felon to escape justice.

“The sanctuary city is like my clothes,” Guzman said, growing tearful. “The last thing that is protecting my dignity as a human being.”

That’s a curious definition of dignity, to have to live by committing crimes every single workday. Real dignity would be to voluntarily return to her home country and apply to immigrate to the United States legally. There is plenty of dignity in obeying the law; there is none in breaking it.