Chicago residents are tired of cities that spend taxpayer dollars on illegal immigrants, and some ask Republicans to take over a traditional Democrat-run city.
“Taxpayers are paying and funding this illegal immigration crisis,” Southside resident Daniel Carter told Fox News Digital. “So it's not fair to us because they are taking away our resources. They are spending taxes on people who have illegally crossed the border. Anyone who comes here is deported, I think we should be legally back.”
Carter is a member of the Chicago Flip Thread and is a group of city residents who are critical of the city's handling of the immigration crisis. Since August 2022, the city estimates that more than 51,000 illegal immigrants from the tropical border have traveled to Chicago.
Over the past few years, their frustration has been shown at several city council meetings, where they Proposed tax hikes To address the city's budget deficit, the city has spent more than $5 billion protecting immigrants. City officials say Chicago is expected to spend $40 million on immigration services.
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Chicago residents criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson for city spending when it came to helping immigrants. (Chicago city)
Zoe Lee, another Chicago member, told Fox News Digital that he considers the city's spending on illegal immigration “unconstitutional.”
“We continue to spend more on this. It's unconstitutional. It's wrong. It's unfair. The American citizens have done too much to the US, this country.
Chicago flips red founder Patricia “P-Rae” Easley to decide whether local governments should work with federal law enforcement agencies like Immigration Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) to deport illegal immigrants. sought a democratic process.
“They should have given us the opportunity to vote for it. Should we be just a simple yes or a city of no no sanctuary? ? They didn't want to give us that. The fact in question is that Chicagoans have never, ever voted for this sanctuary city ordinance,” Easley said.
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Chicago residents were awarded spending on the city's illegal immigration, urging many to call Republicans to take over the traditionally Democratic-run city.
The city council recently blocked a proposal to allow local law enforcement agencies to help ICE help detain immigrants with criminal records. Mayor Brandon Johnson has released guidelines on how city officials handle ice visits on city property, reaffirming his administration's “commitment to welcome city ordinances.” .
Carter said she and others are willing to report immigration to authorities.
“We're on the ground. We have boots on the ground. So our neighbors are ready and ready to work with Tom Homan and Ice.” Carter said.
“They care more about other people who don't come from this country than they do here in the United States,” Mark Carter told Fox News Digital.
Democrat Kata Truss said city leaders should aim to first look after our own citizens, citing the city's “homelessness issue.”
“You laid out the red carpet in terms of funding for them. And yet your people are still struggling. There was a homeless issue in the city of Chicago before immigrants came here. In the hotel, they Find a nice place to stay,” she said.
Chicago officials operated temporary shelters, including churches, hotels, libraries and former warehouses. The largest shelter housed over 1,000 people, The reported count is close to 100.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has criticized the ice operation that began in his town in January. (Christopher Dilt/Bloomberg/Antoni O Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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City officials have integrated shelters for the homeless and immigrants in an attempt to save taxpayers money, and Johnson has made an effort to be called the “Unified Shelter System.”
Johnson's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Joshu Anelson and Elizabeth Heckman of Fox News reported from Chicago, Illinois.
