Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) on Friday asking him to stop sending migrant buses and planes to Chicago as frigid weather approaches. I begged.
Pritzker accused Abbott of creating chaos for political gain, NBC Chicago report Friday.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker looks out over the crowd during the signing ceremony for the Illinois Paid Leave Act on March 13, 2023 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Mr. Pritzker’s letter continued:
You're now sending asylum seekers from Texas to the Upper Midwest in the middle of winter. Many of them are not wearing coats or shoes to protect them from the snow. You're sending asylum seekers into a city whose shelters are already full of the refugees you sent here.
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Although you don't seem interested in working on a bipartisan solution to the border crisis because that would put an end to your cruel political gamesmanship, I am writing to you today. , I want to appeal to your humanity.
In September 2022, Abbott began busing immigrants to Chicago. Breitbart News reported at the time that he addressed the situation in a written statement.
“President Biden's inaction at our southern border continues to endanger the lives of Texans and Americans, and crushes our communities,” Abbott wrote.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
“Chicago will join fellow sanctuary cities Washington, D.C., and New York City as additional drop-off locations to continue providing much-needed relief to small border towns overflowing with people,” he added.
In a Nov. 5 social media post, Abbott said be familiar with Number of immigrants sent to sanctuary cities:
Texas has begun busing migrants to sanctuary cities to provide critical relief to overwhelmed border towns.
More than 12,500 to DC
Over 22,600 to New York
Over 18,000 to Chicago
Over 3,200 people to Philadelphia
5,700+ to Denver
Over 1,100 to LA— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 6, 2023
NBC Chicago reports that Mr. Pritzker has asked Mr. Abbott to at least temporarily suspend efforts to move migrants into the area.
In December, “progressive” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson claimed his city was a welcoming place for undocumented immigrants, Breitbart News reported. but:
He and his colleagues on the City Council recently passed tough new rules for bus companies, even imposing stiff fines for breaking these unprecedented rules, all because bus companies It's part of a desperate attempt to scare away purported importers of illegal aliens. sanctuary city.
It's important to note that border patrol authorities in the Del Rio, Texas area reported apprehending approximately 35,000 migrants in a two-week period in December, according to Breitbart News.
