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Illinois calls up National Guard to handle migrants, Chicago wants federal money diverted from Texas

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mystery-ak:
September 14, 2022 3:36pm EDT
Illinois calls up National Guard to handle migrants, Chicago wants federal money diverted from Texas
Lightfoot criticized for sending immigrants to nearby Chicago suburbs without warning local officials
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News

   Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he is deploying 75 National Guard members to deal with the influx of migrants being bussed to Chicago from Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has continued to send buses of migrants to Washington, D.C., New York City and Chicago to draw attention to the ongoing immigration crisis.

"The governor of Texas is forcing on New York and D.C. and Chicago – and potentially other places – a needlessly last-minute and complex process that is a heartless display of politics over people," Pritzker said. "Why not give reasonable notice? Why send these folks only to blue cities or blue states? Why isn't Abbott sending refugees to Mississippi, Oklahoma or Idaho? This is about politics for him."

"Here in Illinois, we refuse to stoop to that man's level," he added.

Pritzker described the guardsmen as "logistics professionals who will help local governments receive and transport new arrivals," and said it would be a temporary deployment "while we put in place additional staffing on the ground."

Pritzker emphasized his work alongside congressional representatives in the state to ensure coordinated action. "I am also pursuing every federal resource available to assist in this response. I've personally spoken with members of our congressional delegation who assure this is a top priority for them.

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Free Vulcan:
Let's make that money proportional to the number of illegals in-state.

Start writing checks Illinois, time to pay your fair share.

Kamaji:

--- Quote from: Free Vulcan on September 14, 2022, 09:38:45 pm ---Let's make that money proportional to the number of illegals in-state.

Start writing checks Illinois, time to pay your fair share.

--- End quote ---

Exactly.

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