Chicago, Illinois, on Wednedsay welcomed 32 more migrants from the Texas border as the city signals that Illinois is a “welcoming state.”
Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via GettyChicago, Illinois, on Wednesday welcomed 32 more migrants from the Texas border as the city signals Illinois is a “welcoming state.”in a statement the families that arrived with shelter and support and connections as well as connections to community-based agencies.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott started delivering busloads of migrants to Chicago in September to provide relief to overwhelmed border towns. “President Biden’s inaction at our southern border continues putting the lives of Texans—and Americans—at risk and is overwhelming our communities,” Governor Abbott in a written statement in early September. “To continue providing much-needed relief to our small, overrun border towns, Chicago will join fellow sanctuary cities Washington, D.C. and New York City as an additional drop-off location.”a stark contrast from early September when Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said it was “immoral” and “unpatriotic” for Abbott to bus migrants from Texas to the midwest sanctuary city.
Migrants accept clothing donations from Rack Em Ent Car Club members outside of the Salvation Army after arriving in Chicago on Sept. 7, 2022. “We received families, single men, a mix of folks from Latin America bused here inhumanly from Texas … we can disagree on policy and politics, but you don’t treat people this way,” the Chicago mayor explained to the
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