Pritzker urges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop migrant dropoffs amid winter storm: ‘I plead with you for mercy’

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01/14/2024 13:39

Subject: Pritzker urges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop migrant dropoffs amid winter storm: ‘I plead with you for mercy’

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Anonymous wrote:According to the Washington Post in an article the first week of Jan. That since 2021:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released more than 2.3 million migrants into the United States at the southern border under the Biden administration, allowing in the vast majority of migrant families and some adult groups, according to a new report.

So Chicago is complaining about a measly 30,000? What about the other 2,270,000 people who are in other areas in the country are other cities and towns are dealing with?

This is a National crisis so everyone has to share the burden to accommodate these migrants. The people posting complaining about migrants getting sent to Chicago are failing to see the magnitude of the problem. Chicago should be getting even more migrants.

Great question!

Here is an answer- these people are spreading out among other cities and towns, and also coming in at varied times. That makes it easier to handle- though it is still not easy and still very much a problem that needs to be addressed.

And for anyone looking here is the article PP referenced: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/01/06/biden-migrants-us-mexico-border/
I contains a good amount of context to that number.

The issue is they aren't coming in at varied, predictable times. Sometimes it is over 5,000 a day rushing into Texas. So Abbott loads 2.3% (100,000 out of 2.3 million) of them onto busses and 3 cites are complaining? It isn't at all "easier to handle". These are people who aren't vetted at all.

Liberals talk about how progressive and enlightened Canada is but in fact Canada is extremely strict when it comes to immigration. They have very strict screening protocols and are pretty heartless if you want a disabled family member to immigrate to Canada. Their rules say, "The Canada Immigration Act requires this country to reject applications for immigration from persons with any “disease, disorder, disability or other health impairment” which may cause them to be “a danger to public health or public safety” or which may reasonably be expected to place “excessive demands on health or social services."

When the United States rightly or wrongly approves certain migrants like Venezuelans to have protective status then that is a pull that means Venezuelans who originally had resettled in Chile, Colombia, etc. left those safe countries and have come to the United States along with additional Venezuelans. Texas controls none of these decisions. More than 7 million Venezuelans have fled Venezuela in recent years.

I have no disagreements with your second two paragraphs.

I did some research and see that there has indeed been 5K people crossing into the Del Rio sector. That is awful.

Also, the Del Rio Sector is 245 miles of border and a 55063 square mile. Chicago is 234 square miles. It is absolutely more people coming in at one time to a smaller space.

It certainly would be easier to handle for Chicago to absorb is there were coordination, and at a minimum notice....rather than creating intentional chaos.