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Sat May 13 13:22:25 PDT 2023


Chicago Residents Throw Fit Over New Migrants As Dem Cities Clash With
Biden Admin Over Finances

Much like New York and DC, Chicago residents our in an uproar over the
arrival of thousands of migrants arrive in their city after being
bused north from Texas, a surge which is expected to accelerate as a
pandemic-era measure, Title 42, is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on
Thursday.
Photo via @endwokeness

According to city officials, there has been a 10-fold increase in
migrant arrivals - putting a strain on Chicago's financial resources,
and leading concerned residents of the Democratic stronghold to voice
their opposition at during a Thursday evening meeting with city
leaders in South Shore.

"All of a sudden we have deep pockets for people who don't pay taxes,"
said one attendee. "I understand helping people, but you start with
your own home."

    Photos captured from the event pic.twitter.com/mp3946xI3L
    — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 11, 2023

"I think it would be fair for every homeless immigrant that you bring
in, that you scoop up a homeless here," said another attendee, ABC7
Chicago reports.

    A plan is also in place to move some of them into Park District
fieldhouses, like one at Brands Park in the 3200-block of North Elston
Avenue.

    The problem is that the families that use fieldhouse services,
like for daycare and summer programs, were not informed.

And what's the first stop for new arrivals? Police stations and school
buildings.

"The staff here was given virtually no notice. They were told at like
1 o'clock to clear your stuff, we are sending migrants to your
facility," said one pissed off parent, Michael Busking.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has taken the emergency measures to
respond to a "surge of new arrivals since last month."

Trouble all around

As Bloomberg notes, while El Paso, Texas has declared a state of
emergency to open temporary shelters as hundreds of migrants sleep on
the sidewalks, New York Mayor Eric Adams has slammed the Biden
administration amid the arrival of migrants to the Big Apple -
"putting pressure on his city's already-strained budget."

    The New York mayor has urged the administration to better
coordinate response efforts and speed up federal financial assistance
and work permissions for migrants. He’s said the city is receiving
around 500 migrants per day from border states, and his office expects
those numbers could double with the end of Title 42.

    Adams was not included on a list of Biden campaign surrogates
released Wednesday, even though the Washington Post reported in March
he would be included. The omission was reported earlier by Politico.
-Bloomberg

According to the report, the tensions with fellow Democrats come at a
difficult time for President Biden, as he embarks on his reelection
campaign.

"The Biden administration had two years to prepare for this and did
not do so. And our state is going to bear the brunt," said
Dem-turned-independent Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema.

Late Wednesday, the Biden administration attempted to turn the tide
with a set of new rules that would quickly reject asylum claims for
most people crossing the border who hadn't previously applied for
asylum in another country first. What's more, nearly 1,500 military
personnel are being sent to the Southwest border to help local
authorities deal with an expected influx of migrants.

    Well this is interesting
    Footage from the San Ysidro Port of Entry (located on the border
San Diego/Mexico border) shows officers from the Department of
Homeland Security in riot gear conducting a training exercise before
    Title 42 is set to expire.

    This comes as US officials in… pic.twitter.com/0rK3aY4W2M
    — BowTiedPassport (@BowTiedPassport) May 11, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security, meanwhile, says it will award
$290 million to communities taking in migrants, on top of $135 million
already allotted, Bloomberg reports.

On Wednesday afternoon, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the
administration has been hamstrung by "outdated" and "broken"
immigration laws (and totally not the open-door invitation virtually
extended to migrants since Biden took office).

"I cannot overstate how much of a challenge it is going to be and how
we all have to deal with it as one administration and one country.
Fundamentally, we need Congress to act," Mayorkas said on Thursday,
effectively blaming Congress.

    [A] fresh wave of migrants at the southern border could also renew
pressure on small towns in the region. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs
this week announced her own “preparedness plan” to help shelter and
transport migrants. -Bloomberg

"Without much more robust action from the federal government, the
current situation will only get worse," said Hobbs. "As of today, we
have not received an adequate response."


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