Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker sent a scathing letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, calling on him to stop sending illegal immigrants to Chicago and calling the Texas governor “insensitive.” , accused them of putting people's lives at risk.
Mr. Pritzker placed a full-page ad in the newspaper while sending the letter. austin american politician Contains the same text.
“Currently, we are sending asylum seekers from Texas in the dead of winter to the upper Midwest, many without coats or shoes to protect them from the snow,” Pritzker wrote, according to the paper. There is. Chicago Sun-Times. “Pending action at the federal level, we ask for mercy for the thousands of people who are powerless to represent themselves,” he added.
The Illinois governor then accused Mr. Abbott of endangering the lives of children and families.
“While winter threatens the lives of vulnerable people, suspend transit and stop sending any more people into the state.”
“Your callousness in sending buses and planes full of migrants in this weather now threatens the lives of all those arriving,” Pritzker continued. “Your actions are putting the health and survival of hundreds of children and families at risk.”
The governor also wrote that Mr. Abbott is “not interested in working on a bipartisan solution to the border crisis because that would end the border crisis.” [his] It's a cruel political game. ”
Pritzker's accusations did not yield much results from Gov. Abbott's office, but the governor responded to the letter by pointing out that undocumented immigrants sent to Chicago sign consent waivers to go to their destination. did.
As reported by state magazine registerAbbott's office ridiculed Pritzker's once “proud” declaration that he welcomed illegal immigrants.
“Until Governor Abbott began shipping immigrants to Chicago, Governor Pritzker was too proud to call Illinois 'the most welcoming state in America,'” Abbott spokesman Andrew Maharelis said. he said.
Mahalelis also noted that Texas is also experiencing severe weather.
“Governor Pritzker should call on his party leaders to finally do the job and secure the border, instead of complaining about migrants coming from Texas, where severe winter weather is expected across the state.” But this is something he continues to refuse,” the spokesperson added.
“Until President Biden steps up and takes charge of border security, Texas will continue to transport migrants to sanctuary cities to help our local partners respond to this crisis that Biden has created.”
Chicago has reportedly accepted 35,000 illegal immigrants since transportation began, including nearly 4,500 who arrived by plane.
Approximately 14,500 migrants are living in 28 shelters.
Pritzker said the state is “trying to stop these companies from leasing aircraft to Texas.”
But he acknowledged, “You can't say to a group, to a nation, to an aircraft, that it's not going to come somewhere.”
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