The City Council approved the use of leftover 2021 budget surplus funds to supplement migrant care in the city.
to Chicago and other cities last year, the city has seen a growing crisis over its immigrant population, with hundreds of migrants sleeping on the floor of police stations in the city.TV station WTTW said that care for the migrants could exceed $112 million through June. City leaders have been scrambling to find space to house the flood of people, which has picked up in intensity as issues concerning the U.S.
After nearly of 90 minutes of intense debate that featured racist abuse, the City Council is now voting.Democratic Alderman David Moore, who spoke against the proposal, said that Chicago must take care of its own residents before aiding immigrants.
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