Lightfoot Demands Abbott Not Send More Migrants to Chicago
TX Gov. Greg Abbott has sent illegal immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities since April 2022.
Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott not send more migrants to the so-called sanctuary city.
“The City of Chicago is aware that the State of Texas is planning to resume bussing individuals and families to cities throughout the United States, including Chicago, starting Monday, May 1st,” Lightfoot wrote. “I am, yet again, appealing to your better nature and asking that you stop this inhumane and dangerous action.”
Abbott has been sending migrants to cities claiming to be illegal immigrants’ sanctuaries. Chicago started receiving them in the fall.
The influx of illegal immigrants has overwhelmed Texas border towns, which are nowhere near the size of Chicago.
But Lightfoot complained the city has no more room. She also tries to cast Abbott as a non-caring governor while telling him not to send them. The lack of self-awareness:
Nearly all the migrants have been in dire need of food, water, and clothing and many needed extensive medical care. Some of the individuals you placed on buses were women in active labor, and some were victims of sexual assault. None of these urgent needs were addressed in Texas. Instead, these individuals and families were packed onto buses and shipped across the country like freight without regard to their personal circumstances.