Legal Insurrection by Mike LaChance April 17, 2024
“When we don’t have money for after school programs. We don’t have money to help our kids get off the street. But yet, we would just blow money left and right. That’s a fundamental problem”Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants $70 million to spend on people who entered the country illegally and is being slammed for it, even by members of his own party. Johnson has already spent upwards of $150 million on illegals in the city and residents have been making their opposition known for months.
The new package goes up for a vote this week.
FOX News reports:
Dem Chicago alderman warns ‘we are not taking care of our own’ as city approves $70M for migrants
A Democratic alderman in Chicago warned city leaders that they are neglecting their own citizens by voting to pass Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for an additional $70 million to help care for migrants who have arrived in the city.
The budget committee voted 20-8 on Monday to advance the proposal to the full City Council after a lengthy debate.
“We are not taking care of our own,” Ald. Chris Taliaferro of the 29th Ward said during the meeting. “We have all but forgotten the residents on the West Side and South Side.”
The city has already allocated $150 million to help with the growing migrant crisis, and other city officials also questioned Johnson’s request for the additional $70 million in funding.
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https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/chicago-mayor-faces-criticism-from-all-sides-over-70-million-package-for-illegal-border-crossers/
