Illegal immigrants put strain on blue-city resources amid border crisis
By Sarah Bedford, Investigative Reporter May 22, 2023 05:00 AM
In Chicago , they sleep on the floors of police station lobbies in such large numbers that officers have had to turn away locals seeking services. In New York City , they will soon crowd into high school gyms against the wishes of parents and students.
In Washington, they’ve filled the government-funded hotel rooms that are available and are starting to sleep on the streets.
Illegal immigrants in Democrat-run cities across the country are straining the resources and patience of leaders for whom the border crisis was, until recently, an abstract concept.
Gov. Greg Abbott, a Texas Republican, led the way in busing thousands of immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities, or jurisdictions that pledge not to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, starting last year. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and then-Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) also began busing immigrants north. Ducey’s successor, Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ), has continued the practice of busing.
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