{"id":1629117,"date":"2022-09-01T07:50:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1629117"},"modified":"2022-09-01T07:50:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:50:56","slug":"gov-abbott-drops-off-first-busload-of-migrants-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-drops-off-first-busload-of-migrants-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott Drops Off First Busload Of Migrants In Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-abbott-drops-off-first-busload-of-migrants-in-chicago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1629117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) said Wednesday his administration bussed the first group of migrants north to Chicago in response to the border crisis that has overwhelmed Texan communities.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Abbott said he would add the Windy City to the list of drop-off locations, which have included Washington, D.C., and New York City. He argued that it would provide \u201cmuch-needed relief\u201d to the state\u2019s border towns overrun by a massive influx of people pouring over the southern border.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s inaction at our southern border continues putting the lives of Texans \u2014 and Americans \u2014 at risk and is overwhelming our communities,\u201d Abbott said in a <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-announces-first-bus-of-migrants-arrives-in-chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">press release.<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Abbott said he looks forward to watching Chicago\u2019s sanctuary city services serve the migrants and the response from the city\u2019s Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who \u201cloves to tout the responsibility of her city to welcome all regardless of legal status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cChicago is a welcoming city and as such has collaborated across various departments and agencies to ensure we greeted them with dignity and respect,\u201d a spokesperson for the mayor\u2019s office said in a statement. \u201cAs a city, we are doing everything we can to ensure these immigrants and their families can receive shelter, food, and most importantly, protection.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The statement added that Chicago welcomes \u201chundreds of migrants every year\u201d\u00a0 and provides much-needed assistance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cUnfortunately, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is without any shame or humanity,\u201d it continued. \u201cBut ever since he put these racist practices of expulsion in place, we have been working with our community partners to ready the city to receive these individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/30\/politics\/texas-migrant-busing-cost-abbott-washington-dc-new-york\">reported<\/a> that a state government spreadsheet it obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request showed that Texas has spent more than $12 million on Wynne Transportation charter services that have bussed migrants to Washington and New York City since April.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Abbott said in a news conference in April that the program would likely make taxpayers front part of the bill for such services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cBecause Joe Biden is not securing the border, the state of Texas is having to step up and spend Texas taxpayers\u2019 money doing the federal government\u2019s job,\u201d\u00a0the governor said at the time, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Texas officials had bussed more than 6,500 migrants to Washington, D.C., and New York City as of early August.\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arizona has also bused about 1,000 migrants to other states.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Governor Abbott <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/O-KiddW.Nim202204062216_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">claimed<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in April that if Biden were to end Title 42 expulsions, the impact could soon result in as many as 18,000 migrant apprehensions per day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The United States Customs and Border Protection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\">reported<\/a> earlier this month that authorities had more than 2,200,000 encounters with illegal immigrants in the fiscal year 2022.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairus.org\/press-releases\/border-security\/fair-analysis-49-million-illegal-aliens-have-crossed-our-borders\">claimed<\/a> that nearly 4.9 million illegal aliens have crossed U.S. borders under Biden\u2019s watch, \u201cincluding some 900,000 \u2018gotaways\u2019 who eluded apprehension and have since disappeared into American communities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To put it in context, Dan Stein, the president of FAIR, compared it to the entire population of Ireland immigrating to America.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cRoughly the equivalent of the entire population of Ireland has illegally entered the United States in the 18 months President Biden has been in office, with many being released into American communities,\u201d Stein said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mairead Elordi and Tim Meads contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) said Wednesday his administration bussed the first group of migrants north to Chicago in response to the border crisis that has overwhelmed Texan communities. Abbott said he would add the Windy City to the list of drop-off locations, which have included Washington, D.C., and New York City. 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