Chicago aldermen voted to spend $51 million on migrant care through June as Mayor Brandon Johnson works to get a handle on the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Norkys Amaro, a recent arrival from Venezuela, sits with her son, Yokender, 14, on the floor where they are staying with other migrants on May 22, 2023, at the Chicago Police Department's 7th District station in the Englewood neighborhood.
“The soul of Chicago is somewhat on trial today regarding this ordinance. … People keep saying there’s enough to go around,” Moore said, quoting a common theme from Johnson’s inaugural address and mayoral campaign. “I heard that over and over. So let’s pass an ordinance where we see enough.” “When the hell are y’all going to help us? When?” Taylor said. “To some of y’all, we still ain’t s---.”
Several aldermen said the fingers should be pointed at the federal and state government, expressing frustration that Chicago was left to fend for itself. Others castigated Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who first started busing migrants to Chicago in August while arguing border towns had run out of room and resources to shelter migrants and said “sanctuary cities” should accept them.
More than 700 migrants are currently sleeping on the floors of Chicago police station lobbies, thousands more in makeshift shelters, and divisions continue to emerge among communities and local officials over how to handle their needs without neglecting longtime Chicagoans.
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