New survey numbers indicate that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a lower approval than any sitting politician in the country.

Only 14% of Chicagoans see the mayor positively, according to the Illinois Policy Institute’s Lincoln poll. M3 strategies examined 798 registered voters in Chicago from 21 to 23: 79.9% said they had an unfavorable opinion from Johnson, including 65% saying: “Very unfavorable.”

Johnson’s approval value of 14% is lower than the lowest approval value registered by his latest predecessor. Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot had grades as low as 27% late in their respective time.

According to the survey, voters’ highest problems were crime (48%), high taxes (33%) and city governance (30%).

Johnson was asked at a city hall -Media Briefing Tuesday about a comment he did last month that it was not his job to find criminal foreigners.

“It is the deportation policy that is established by the federal government, and we will not disturb it. That aspect, it is the task of the federal government to deport, ”Johnson said.

The mayor said that the police would fight crime without acting as federal agents.

“There is a clear separation there. It is the only thing like this (Sanctuary City) regulation essentially out, so it is not a matter that the police department does not follow violent criminals,” Johnson said.

Last week, the US House Overgen and Government Reform Committee initiated an investigation into detached jurisdictions and the effects of their policy on public security and federal immigration.

Johnson and three other democratic mayors were asked about documents and communication related to their cities’ sanctuary policy.

The mayor’s business lawyer, Mary Richardson-Lowry, treated the house committee’s request Tuesday.

“When it comes to the Supervisory Committee’s invitation, we are in active discussions with them relative to the content of that invitation,” Richardson-Lowry said.

Mayor said the city’s Sanctuary City status has not changed with the Trump administration in Washington DC

Last year, voters rejected Johnson’s proposed to bring Chicago Hemfastigheter’s transfer tax. The mayor defended the proposal for “manor tax” Tuesday but did not undertake to try again.

“Well, it’s not my decision alone. I’m just saying it’s a good general policy, ”Johnson said.

The Bring Chicago Home initiative would have raised the transfer tax on sales of properties worth a million dollars or more with the stated purpose of dealing with homelessness. Critics say that the tax will drive more entrepreneurs out of the city.

Chicago is facing an estimated budget deficit of $ 1 billion this year. On Tuesday, the mayor repeated his earlier statements that the city “needs revenue.”

• Kevin Besler contributed to this story.