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Chicago's mayor urges Texas governor not to ship more migrants
Outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts Gov. Greg Abbott for creating a "humanitarian crisis."
In her letter, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot complained that some migrants have arrived "in dire need of food, water, and clothing" and echoed criticism that these migrants are being used as political pawns. | Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday urged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop shipping busloads of migrants to Chicago, saying the city does not have the resources to absorb more.
"Your lack of consideration or coordination in an attempt to cause chaos and score political points has resulted in a critical tipping point in our ability to receive individuals and families in a safe, orderly, and dignified way," said Lightfoot, a Democrat who is set to leave office in May, in the letter to Abbott, a Republican.
Saying she had been informed that Texas meant to resume sending migrants on May 1, Lightfoot added: "We simply have no more shelters, spaces, or resources to accommodate an increase of individuals at this level, with little coordination or care, that does not pose a risk to them or others."
The transporting of migrants from the Southwest to cities led by Democrats — some have been dropped off at Vice President Kamala Harris' residence in Washington — has become a hot button issue, particularly when migrants show up in communities that have not had prior warnings about when they would arrive. New York Mayor Eric Adams has been particularly outspoken about the hardships his city is facing, though he has also been sharply critical of President Joe Biden for not dealing with the situation at the border.
Officials in border states have blamed the Biden administration for the influx of migrants and said they are trying to distribute the burden of having to accommodate all these people. In discussing sending migrants to Washington in 2022, Abbott said: "We are sending them to the United States capital, where the Biden administration will be able to more immediately address the needs of the people that they are allowing to come across our border."
Abbott's press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Lightfoot's note.
In her letter, Lightfoot complained that some migrants have arrived "in dire need of food, water, and clothing" and echoed criticism that these migrants are being used as political pawns.
"I know by your actions that you either do not see or do not care about the trauma these migrants have already faced and continue to suffer under the humanitarian crisis you have created," she wrote. "But I beseech you anyway: treat these individuals with the respect and dignity that they deserve."
Lightfoot recently lost her bid for a second term, finishing third in the election Feb. 28 out of nine declared candidates. Cook County Board Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who subsequently defeated Paul Vallas in a runoff, is to be sworn in as mayor May 15.
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Then maybe she shouldn't have declared Chicago a sanctuary shit hole.
Virtual signaling is really starting to backfire on the Democrats.
Chicago has close to 1 million hispanic heritage people living here. It is one of the largest hispanic population cities in the country. Chicago had done more than its fair share.
Laredo is laughing its ass off.
There are 800,000 - 900,000 hispanics living in Chicago. Do you think they came over on the Mayflower?
Some might have immigrated, bit most Hispanics have probably been born there and are legal US citizens.
I doubt if they are at all happy with hoards of illegals coming in.
But hey, the Dems are smart and have good intentions, so they will figure it out.
Roughly 511,000 undocumented immigrants live in the state of Illinois. While concentrated in metro Chicago, these immigrants live in counties throughout the state. Suburban Chicago is home to about 54% percent of the state's undocumented population, compared to 36% who live in the city.
'Bout 400K less than your figure
If not, why would Mayor Lightfoot be trying to stop their arrival in Chicago?
LA County and Cook County currently lead the country in population losses.
Maybe she just doesn’t want more Hispanics competing with the declining Black population there.
No, but I guarantee you they didn't all arrive within a 24 month period with no documentation.
More heading that way!
Tell Brandon to do his damn job and enforce our borders/immigration laws!
Ts Chicago a sanctuary city?
Yes it is. I believe it's going as far back as 1985.
Lori... sweetie... he didn't create a humanitarian crisis. He just moved a tiny, tiny, tiny sliver of it into your backyard.
Welcome to reality.
If you think about it, It is inhumane to ship these immigrants to Chicago, it's more dangerous and a bigger shithole than where they came from.