Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pleads for federal help as he sounds alarm on border crisis: 'Country is now at stake'
By: nypost (New York Post)
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By Social Links for Ryan King
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pleaded Wednesday for the federal government to take a bigger role in tackling the migrant crisis, warning that the Windy City and other parts of the US are being overwhelmed by new arrivals.
"Without real, significant investment from our federal government, it won't just be the city of Chicago that won't be able to maintain this mission," Johnson told CNN.
"It's the entire country that is now at stake."
Johnson, 47, explained that he's asked the Biden administration to set aside $15 billion worth of resources to address the issue.
Biden requested $13.6 billion for border security as part of a $106 billion supplemental aid package he unveiled in October that also included assistance for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Negotiations over that legislation are currently stalled in the Senate, with no vote in prospect until after the new year, if ever.
"We have roughly 15,000 people living in shelters, temporary shelters, here in Chicago," Johnson explained. "Nearly 27 shelters total. And 4,500 children in our Chicago public schools system, providing health care, also making sure that we are screening individuals as they come through the city of Chicago, providing, again, on-site vaccinations at all of our shelters. And this certainly has been a remarkable challenge that my administration has had to face."
In addition to more resources, Johnson said Wednesday more "coordination" was needed between cities, counties, states and the federal government.
"Since taking office, we've had an uncoordinated approach," the mayor said. "And what I have worked to do, instead of having chaos, is provide some structure and calm around the situation. And without significant federal support, this is not sustainable."
While Johnson did not mention President Biden, he did call out Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has dispatched busloads of migrants from border regions to so-called "sanctuary cities," including Chicago, New York and Washington, DC.
"What Governor Abbott is doing is, quite frankly, it's reckless," the mayor said. "… We recognize that there are challenges, significant challenges at the border, and we do need real substantive immigration reform and policies that allow us to have a structure and a pathway to citizenship.
"But again, sending buses all over the state of Illinois and all over the country is reckless and, quite frankly, is dangerous."
In contrast to Johnson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has emerged as one of Biden's loudest critics on the Democratic side over the migration surge.
"The federal government said to New York City: 'We're not going to do our job — you do our job. You take care of 4,000 people a week, Eric, you and your team,'" Adams lamented to reporters Tuesday.
"Those who should have been helping us in government — every step of the way, [they] just critiqued us," the mayor added. "I'm not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel from the federal government."
Over the past year-and-a-half, more than 161,000 migrants have arrived in the Big Apple, according to city officials — including about 4,000 who arrived last week alone. More than 68,000 remain in city care, straining Gotham's finances.
Since the start of September 2022, more than 20,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago, according to the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
During fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, more than 2.47 million encounters with migrants were reported along the US-Mexico border. More than 242,000 asylum-seekers were apprehended in November alone, according to data from US Customs and Border Protection.
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I wonder if anyone in the WH lets Traitor Joe ever hear how his own party members talk about the bang-up job he and Kamala are doing regarding the border.
Or if anyone there even cares?
Does anyone know if it is more dangerous to move aliens already here or to let them in to begin with? And if it is too dangerous to move them, what are border states supposed to do?
They practice the 5 most dangerous words in the English language. "Maybe it will go away"
This putz is only seeing a very small percentage of the "new arrivals" and is crying. Sorry but when your city has a sanctuary shit hole declaration out there, you shouldn't be asking for FEDERAL funds. Your city brought this on themselves, YOU need to figure it out with CITY funds.
Traitor Joe has it backwards. His FIRST responsibility is to the United States. The request should have been for $113 billion for securing the border.
It also overwhelmingly a request for Money to process and move illegal aliens around, not really border Security.
It's not border security by any stretch.
He doesn’t want Biden to solve the problem. He wants Biden to give him taxpayer dollars to waste.
No federal money for self prescribed “sanctuary cities” or states. Let them reap what they have sown.
If Democrats ever control Congress and the Presidency, it will turn into Christmas morning for these cities. They will be showered in so taxpayer cash per migrant they'll be inviting the buses in.
Yep, and the end of the USA as we have known it. If we aren’t there already.
Bidenomics ……
I agree 100%.
Congress should pass a law to restrict funding for sanctuaries and jurisdictions which refuse to assist federal agencies in law enforcement.
Maybe the taxpaying citizens in sanctuaries would revolt and throw the Democrats who passed such freaking IDIOTIC policies out of office for good.
Congress should also ENFORCE
8 U.S. Code § 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens.
They CAN'T do it.
So, where are the penalties as prescribed ?????
Democrats are all still so focused on Trump that they can't possibly care about anything else.
Just like with gun laws---all are totally ineffective unless ENFORCED.
Maybe Dems will learn that one day.
But I wouldn't bet on it.