The State of Illinois and Cook County are committing funds for a migrant mission in Chicago, with Illinois allocating $252 million in taxpayer funds to assist illegal migrants. The U.S. taxpayers are contributing $70 million towards migrants in Chicago. The initiative, Bring Chicago Home, aims to end homelessness by providing additional funding. Chicago Mayor Johnson has avoided questions regarding migrant funding, while local activists criticize the city for neglecting the homeless population in favor of migrants.
Illinois is allocating $252 million in taxpayer funds to house, feed, and provide other services to illegal aliens. Think about all the ways that money could’ve helped the U.S. citizens in Chicago! https://t.co/T73w7nEAy6
Chicago Mayor Johnson dodges questions on migrant funding https://t.co/7Yeyopc4sF
Terrific explainer on how the ongoing migrant busing surge into Chicago (and other cities) came about: https://t.co/J8Ozw7yKQz
COST OF A CRISIS: Chicago Set to Throw $250M in Taxpayer Cash at Migrant Mess https://t.co/YgDyyxRvR7
To give unhoused Chicagoans, homes, we make the rich pay more and give a tax break to everyone else. That’s a win-win. It’s simple, vote yes #BringChicagoHome https://t.co/QtmLJF2emO
Illinois pumping $250M in taxpayer funds to help illegal migrants in Chicago https://t.co/FhlnYg3zT5
Chicago migrants make poor and homeless 'an afterthought' in their own city: local activist https://t.co/z3G2Omr9Cj
US taxpayers to pay $70 million toward migrants in Chicago https://t.co/b8eEJCY6Iw https://t.co/LWXGWjxeqI
State of Illinois, Cook County pledge funds for migrant mission, no word from City of Chicago https://t.co/nhHwfKKGWH https://t.co/7h1ob4LmeM
A reminder that the administration that can't figure out how to house 30,000 migrants with hundreds of millions of dollars expects us to believe that, if we give them hundreds of millions of more dollars through Bring Chicago Home, they'll end homelessness. https://t.co/QbJccxcHqA