Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) on Sunday said the young immigrants known as Dreamers are part of the city’s family.

“Those kids and their families are frightened. And it's incumbent as a city, whether you're from Iowa or India, Poland or Pakistan, Mexico or Moldova, where my grandfather came from — those children are part of the Chicago family,” Emanuel told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“And their ... parents are working incredibly hard. They sacrifice, they struggle, so their kids can not only come to a place called America, but specifically, Chicago.”

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Emanuel, who previously served as the chief of staff for former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Senate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week MORE, was answering a question about deportation rates under the last two administrations.

President Trump during his presidential campaign took a hardline stance on immigration, and his administration has vowed to crack down on criminal undocumented immigrants.

Trump in April said that Dreamers, or immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, should “rest easy” and not worry about deportation.