Housing Illegal Immigrants

For John, BLUF:  Chicago has been receiving hundreds of illegql immigrnts and ran out of places to put them up, so are now looking at converting unused schools.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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OOPS! Chicago Democrats in Trouble With Black Voters Over Migrant Invasion of South Side

From PJ Media, by Reporter Megan Fox, 11 May 2023, 11:49 PM.

Here is the lede plus six:

Chicago got a lot more than it bargained for when the people voted for “sanctuary city” policies.  Taking them at their word—that they would welcome hordes of illegal aliens—the governor of border state Texas, Greg Abbott, has been sending busloads of people who cross into his state illegally right to the heart of Chicago.  It’s the best idea anyone has come up with yet. Let the sanctuary cities become the new border towns! Let the blowhards who say it’s inhumane to turn people away absorb them! Afterall, they’re the compassionate ones, right?  They’re the ones who continually point the finger at the border state governors and criticize their reluctance to take on the never-ending human waves.  So why, when they’ve now been given the chance to welcome them with open arms, is there trouble in sanctuary paradise?

The mayor of Chicago, Beetlejuice Lori Lightfoot, wrote a letter to Abbott last week begging him to stop sending the people she said she wanted.

Lightfoot said that Texas was planning on sending more migrants to Chicago starting Monday, which she argued against, noting that Chicago does not have the resources to house more migrants.  She said in the letter that since Chicago has responded to the arrival of migrants sent by Texas in August 2022, the city has cared for more than 8,000 people.

She wrote that Chicago has “no more shelters, spaces, or resources” to address another influx of migrants to the city.

Abbott continued sending busloads.

And now one community in Chicago has found out that one of their school buildings is going to become temporary housing for the masses of people flooding into Chicago with no background checks or paperwork.  They don’t like it one bit and the really funny part is they’re all Democrat voters.  Democrats have a total lock on the black vote but they found themselves in front of a near riotous crowd of their own voters when they delivered the bad news.

Alderman Michelle Harris of the 8th Ward said, “While this crisis may constitute an emergency for the city of Chicago it does not constitute an emergency for the South Shore community!”  She joined with her constituents in protesting the placement of 250 to 500 people in an abandoned school.  The board making the decisions were loudly shouted down.  Everyone involved in this is a Democrat, and it’s hilarious.

You can tell the author of the piece is not a Democrat by the way she tells the story.

As illegal immigration becomes a national issue, rather than an issue for border states, the attitude of voters may change, in quiet and subtle ways.  The Elites in the Northeast section of the nation are not welcoming to illegal immigrants.

It is unlikely the surge of illegal immigrants with the end of Title 42 COVID-19 Rules will reconcile US Voters to acceptance of mass illegal immigration.  If the Biden Administration does not clean up this immigration mess it will likely influence the 2024 Presidential Election.  The advantage will go to the Republicans.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff