Cook County, under the leadership of Board President Toni Preckwinkle, has proposed to allocate up to $70M from the county's new $100M Disaster Response and Recovery Fund to assist with the city of Chicago's migrant response. This funding aims to cover food costs for migrants in city shelters and may extend to other expenses. The proposal comes amid scrutiny over the management and allocation of funds dedicated to immigrant and refugee rights, with questions raised about the use of $300M previously spent on undocumented immigrants. Additionally, Cook County has approved a delay to the paid leave mandate for schools and parks.
Cook County offers to chip in on food costs for migrants; approves delay to paid leave mandate for schools, parks https://t.co/QAN7cKoj9J
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has proposed chipping in as much as $70 million to help cover the city of Chicago’s cost to feed migrants in city shelters and potentially pay for other expenses. https://t.co/46jbrL1dO4
Cook County offers to chip in on food costs for migrants; approves delay to paid leave mandate for schools, parks https://t.co/3GUZ0NuHTf
.@ToniPreckwinkle says in a post-board presser that the $70M proposed to address the migrant response will come from the county’s new $100M Disaster Response and Recovery Fund. 1/
As chair of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, we think @40thforward should concentrate on where the $300M spent on illegals went. https://t.co/5rSKzgvQbr