Lori Lightfoot of Chicago has declared a state of emergency as the city has reached a “tipping point” for illegal immigration.
Mayor Laurie Lightfoot (D) has declared a state of emergency for the sanctuary city of Chicago, Illinois, due to the influx of illegal immigration from the US-Mexico border, saying the city has reached “breaking point” and is “overwhelmed.” .
Beginning in August 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) flew more than 8,000 passengers and illegal aliens to Chicago to help save his state’s taxpayers billions of dollars in social and economic costs associated with illegal immigration.
By comparison, El Paso, Texas — less than a quarter of Chicago’s population — expects to receive about 10,000 commuters and illegal aliens every day as President Joe Biden completes his 42nd term. May 11.
Title 42, which has been used for years to immediately deport illegal aliens arriving at the border, is one of the latest border inspections by the Biden administration.
“… we have reached breaking point … today we responded to the arrival of an additional 48 people and families in need of emergency assistance and shelter,” Lightfoot said:
As much as we sympathize with the significant challenges that border towns face and have faced for some time, Chicago does not have the infrastructure or resources to continue to treat migrants humanely.. (emphasis added)
According to Lightfoot, Chicago’s existing facilities and newly created facilities are “overcapacity” with cross-border commuters and illegal aliens, prompting the city to house newcomers in abandoned police stations and schools. Breitbart News.
“Hundreds of migrants are temporarily staying in police stations, waiting for suitable accommodation,” Lightfoot said. “This crisis is not only draining our city’s resources, but it’s very dangerous … unfortunately, we don’t think the buses will stop anytime soon.”
Breitbart News reported Tuesday that Abbott has sent nearly 50 more cross-border travelers and illegal aliens to Chicago before Title 42 expires.
Lightfoot’s insistence that illegal immigration at the border be addressed by immediately allowing those released to work in the United States has sparked outrage among local Chicagoans.
“We don’t have the resources and support as citizens of the United States, but you’re going to bring non-citizens into our community, into our buildings. tax payment. You got us,” the Chicago native told local media last week.
“…after all, if Chicago can’t take care of itself, why should anyone else care?” If resources are given to others, why aren’t resources given to us? asked another Chicago resident.
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson (D), who will be sworn in next week, is open to illegal immigration — even going so far as to say that illegal aliens in the city should be allowed to vote in municipal elections.
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