In the wake of an escalating border crisis that has seen Mayor Brandon Johnson's “welcome” orders flood illegal immigrants into their neighborhoods, Black Chicagoans are increasingly calling for “red Chicago” in the next election.
Windy City residents Cata Truss and Mark Carter performed. fox & friends first On January 5th, he pledged to vote Republican in 2024 after Mayor Johnson and the Chicago City Council's debacle against the influx of illegal immigrants.
“Democrats have always failed to care for the black community,” Truss told Fox News host Todd Pirro. “It's a tradition and because we've been so committed to supporting that political party, they continue to marginalize us, to marginalize us, to not have our voices heard.” I feel like I can do it.”
Mr Truss also accused Mr Johnson, who only took office last May, of an obsession with sanctuary policies.
Migrants wait for a bus to Chicago from Eagle Pass, Texas, on September 26, 2023. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
“If Democrats are not going to listen to us, if Democrats are not going to stand up for the people who have supported this party, it's time for us to make a change,” Truss said. added. “So let me say this: The Republican Party is not perfect, but at this point we have to say it's time to do something different.”
Truss also warned his fellow citizens that “we can't keep doing the same old things and expect different results,” concluding that that's why “it's important for Chicagoans to paint Chicago red.”
Officials say about 27,000 illegal immigrants have entered the country so far. sent The city will be transferred to Chicago from August 2022, and the mayor of Chicago will shifted $138 million for migrant workers
Mark Carter accused Mayor Johnson and the City Council of trying to “eliminate” black voters. “Therefore, we are abolishing the ,” he added.
“It took a while for people to open up and open up to Donald Trump. It was the first time I heard his message. I realized that the Democratic Party had done exactly that and removed our humility. So I'm one of those guys who was already on Team Trump a long time ago,” Carter exclaimed. “I knew he would push for an immigration plan to push these people back into the country to close the borders, but Joe Biden did the opposite as soon as he took office.”
Carter recently reiterated on his X account that Democrats are bringing in millions of immigrants from south of the border to “replace” black Americans.
On your way to the city of Black Democrats…TRUMP2024 Do it before it's too late https://t.co/GsCwjRqeQa
— Mark Carter (@MarkCarter973) December 26, 2023
Mr. Carter and Mr. Truss are not isolated voices in Chicago neighborhoods. The sentiment to “let Chicago be red” is growing among many black activists of all ideologies. It's in response to Mayor Johnson's growing efforts to strip neighborhoods of their resources and redirect them to free housing, education, health care, and food assistance. illegal alien.
In November, Chicago black groups held a rally on the city's South Side, accusing the city government of taking resources away from them and giving everything to undocumented immigrants. The group also promised to vote to oust the Democratic Party.
“We support Republican, independent and Democratic candidates who oppose sanctuary cities,” one speaker told the city council, criticizing his own elected officials.
Protesters gather as construction progresses on Chicago's first government-run migrant tent camp on property in the Brighton Park neighborhood on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News・Service, via Getty Images).
“They don't represent us. They represent everyone but us,” she raged. “In illegal immigration and all other areas, we voted for you to be in positions of power so that you could represent our interests. We have come to a conclusion, and we are organizing to eliminate any other politician, black or white, if they do not represent the interests of black people in the city of Chicago. .”
Another group of demonstrators who rallied at City Hall in December expressed similar sentiments, with one woman saying people would no longer vote for machine Democrats but for independents or even Republicans. . There was also a truss.
Truss said he had “buyer's remorse” for voting for Johnson, adding, “This is a difficult time for an independent candidate in the city of Chicago, a Green Party candidate in the city of Chicago, and a Republican candidate in the city of Chicago. It’s your turn,” he added. Because I'm done with the Democratic Party. ”
It's happening. This sister was telling the unvarnished truth! She literally corrected herself in that moment! She went from being called an immigrant to being an illegal alien!It's over for real black America in Chicago. #OpenBorder Dear Democrats! #MandatoryVerify Video length: 4:38 pic.twitter.com/zdvLPlGNU3
— Nas (@nasescobar316) November 30, 2023
Mr. Carter has been attacking Democrats for years.
In 2020, he denounced the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement as a “fraud.”
“This is the medium that is creating this photograph, this face, this imaginary thing. wizard of oz” he said of the BLM movement.
“One of the biggest misconceptions in the media right now is that every time something is organized, they flip it under the banner of Black Lives Matter.” He spoke about the laziness of the media in reporting on.
“This so-called Black Lives Matter movement, they don't belong in these communities. It's all a hoax,” Carter claimed at the time.
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