Inhabitants of Chicago are fed up With the urban taxpayer dollars to illegal immigrants, so some calls the Republicans to take over the city run by Democrat.
“The taxpayers pay and finance this illegal migrant crisis,” Danielle Carter, resident of the south side, told Fox News Digital. “That is why it is not fair for us because they take our resources. They spend our tax dollars on people who have crossed the border illegally. I think everyone who has come here illegally must be deported and must come back legally.”
Carter is a member of the Chicago Flips Red, a group consisting of city dwellers who are critical of the city Handling of the migrant crisis. Since August 2022, the city estimates that more than 51,000 illegal immigrants have traveled from the southern border to Chicago.
In the past few years, their frustration has been shown at various municipal council meetings where they complained about one Proposed tax increase To tackle the budget deficit of the city, while the city spends more than half a billion dollars on sheltered migrants. According to city officials, Chicago is expected to spend $ 40 million on migrant services.
Inhabitants of Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized for the expenditure of the city when it comes to supporting migrants. (City of Chicago)
Zoe Leigh, another member of Chicago Flips Red, said Fox News Digital That she believes that the expenditure of the city is “unconstitutional” of illegal immigrants.
“We continue to spend more because of this. It is unconstitutional. It is wrong. This is unfair. American citizens have put too much in the United States, in this nation, for us not to have any control,” she said.
Chicago Flips Red founder Patricia “P Rae” Easley called for a democratic process to decide whether local authorities should collaborate with federal law enforcement such as immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) to deport illegal immigrants.
“They should have given us the chance to vote for it. Just a simple yes or no ask. Should we remain a sanctuary city? They didn’t want to give that to us. The fact is that the Chicagoans never have, once, once voted for this Sanctuary City Regulation, “said Easley.
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Inhabitants of Chicago were fed with the spending of the city on illegal immigrants, so many called the Republicans to take over the city -based city traditionally.
The city council recently blocked a proposal that the local law enforcement would have enabled to help migrants hold on to a criminal record. Mayor Brandon Johnson has issued guidelines For how city officials deal with ice visits on city ownership, while re -confirming the ‘dedication to the hospitable city ordinance’.
Carter said that she and others are willing to report migrants to the authorities.
“We are on the floor. We have our boots on the floor. So the people in the neighborhood are willing to work with Tom Homan and ice cream,” Carter said.
“They give more for other people who do not come from this country than here in America,” Mark Carter told Fox News Digital.
Cata Truss, a Democrat, said that the city leaders should first take care of our own citizens, referring to the “homeless problem” in the city.
“You have even recorded the red carpet in terms of financing for them. Yet your people still suffer. We had a homeless problem here in the city of Chicago before the migrants have ever come here. And so you put them on in hotels and the Finding nice places to stay, “she said.
Chicago officials had temporary hiding places, including churches, hotels, a library and former warehouses. The biggest hiding places contain more than 1,000 people, while others reported counts closer to 100.
Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago criticizes the ice operations that started in his city in January. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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City officials consolidated hiding places for the homeless and migrants in an attempt to save taxpayers money, an attempt that Johnson called a ‘uniform sheltered system’.
Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Joshua Nelson and Elizabeth Heckman from Fox News reported from Chicago, Illinois.
