'The federal government's lack of intervention and coordination at the border has created an untenable situation for Illinois,' Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrote.
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week called the pace of migrant arrivals to his state an"untenable situation," joiningof Democrats who have criticized how the Biden administration has dealt with a historic influx in border crossings that is straining cities across the U.S.
The conversation, however, is unlikely to alleviate the mounting concerns in Illinois and other Democratic-led states and cities like New York that haveto house tens of thousands of migrants released from federal border custody, including many who lack family in the U.S. New York in particular has faced dire operational challenges, with 120,000 migrants using its rapidly growing shelter system over the past year. New York Mayor Eric Adams has accused Mr. Biden of abandoning the city on this issue. Meanwhile, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has been more restrained in her criticism than Adams, said the U.S. border was"too open" this weekend during anIn his letter, Pritzker told Mr.
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