With capacity for only another 15K at most, Chicagoans want to know what will happen if more come; fear they will pay cost during DNC
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson insists that the city is fully prepared to host the upcoming Democratic National Convention. However, the expected influx of around 25,000 immigrants and asylum seekers from the U.S. southern border may challenge this preparedness.
Texas officials are vowing to continue sending migrants by bus and plane to Chicago as a way of protesting Biden’s border policies. Chicago official have stated that they are keeping 5,000 city shelter beds open for arriving migrants and can activate more if they are needed.
Chicago residents are fed up with the migrant situation and the seeming lack of an organized plan for taking care of them.
“They’ll have 5000 beds open but are expecting 25,000 more migrants to show up? How’s that supposed to work exactly?” asked Rebecca R from Rogers Park.
Some Chicagoans are angry that local officials such as the Mayor won’t simply refuse to allow more migrants in.