{"id":1629701,"date":"2022-09-01T13:02:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1629701"},"modified":"2022-09-01T13:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:03:05","slug":"texas-gov-greg-abbott-begins-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-third-democrat-run-city-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-begins-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-third-democrat-run-city-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Begins Busing Illegal Immigrants to Third Democrat-Run City: Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftexas-gov-greg-abbott-begins-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-third-democrat-run-city-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=1629701&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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-texas\">Texas<\/a> Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday said that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-illegal-aliens\">illegal aliens<\/a> apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border are now being bused to Chicago in addition to New York City and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott said his strategy to bus illegal immigrants from Texas to the Democrat-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-sanctuary-cities\">sanctuary cities<\/a> makes a strategic point about the impact of President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201copen border policies\u201d on American communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s inaction at our southern border continues putting the lives of Texans\u2014and Americans\u2014at risk and is overwhelming our communities,\u201d\u00a0the Republican governor said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-announces-first-bus-of-migrants-arrives-in-chicago\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo continue providing much-needed relief to our small, overrun border towns, Chicago will join fellow sanctuary cities Washington, D.C. and New York City as an additional drop-off location.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4703760\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01\/GettyImages-1242419423-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4703760\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01\/GettyImages-1242419423-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> A bus carrying illegal immigrants who claimed asylum arrives from Texas at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York, on Aug. 10, 2022. (Yuki Iwamura\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Acknowledging Chicago\u2019s sanctuary city policies, Abbott said Mayor Lori Lightfoot \u201cloves to tout\u201d that her city welcomes illegal immigrants as a matter of \u201cresponsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to seeing this responsibility in action as these migrants receive resources from a sanctuary city with the capacity to serve them,\u201d Abbott said.<\/p>\n<h2>Chicago Calls Busing Program \u2018Racist\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago mayor\u2019s office confirmed\u00a0that around 60 illegal aliens arrived at Union Square from Texas on Wednesday night and were being provided with\u00a0essential services while they \u201cnavigate the next steps of their journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a city we are doing everything we can to ensure these immigrants and their families receive shelter, food, and most importantly protection,\u201d the spokesperson said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ryan_Johnson\/status\/1565150452458700801?s=20&amp;t=j8T8jocuhhz66oV2jYC2pA\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThis is not new; Chicago welcomes hundreds of migrants every year to our city and provides much-needed assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson also accused Abbott of having no \u201cshame or humanity\u201d and described the busing program as \u201cracist practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mayors of Washington and New York City, Muriel Bowser and Eric Adams, have also criticized the busing program, calling it a political stunt.<\/p>\n<p>But Abbott has said the illegal immigrants voluntarily chose to go to their cities where there is more capacity to serve them.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas governor first directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management in April to charter buses to transport illegal immigrants who claimed asylum when apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>New York City was added as a second drop-off location in August.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, more than 8,900 illegal aliens have been bused out of Texas to those cities, providing \u201cmuch-needed relief to Texas\u2019 overwhelmed border communities,\u201d according to Abbott\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Overwhelmed with the influx of illegal aliens arriving from Texas, Bowser has twice asked the Biden administration to deploy\u00a0National Guard personnel to help her city cope. Both requests were denied.<\/p>\n<h2>Chicago\u2019s \u2018Welcoming City Ordinance\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4703762\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-01-at-4.32.53-pm-1200x689.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4703762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-01-at-4.32.53-pm-600x344-1.png\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4703762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-01-at-4.32.53-pm-600x344-1.png\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joins City Council members and community leaders for the signing of the Welcoming City Ordinance in Chicago, on Feb. 23, 2021. (Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n<p>Lightfoot signed Chicago\u2019s \u201cWelcoming City Ordinance\u201d measure in February 2021 to strengthen the city\u2019s sanctuary policies, which prevented local police from cooperating with\u00a0federal immigration authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChicago has been a welcoming city and a city of immigrants since its very founding, and proudly so,\u201d Lightfoot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChicagoMayorsOffice\/videos\/2844688205845931\">said<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott\u2019s office noted that under this policy Chicago doesn\u2019t deny city services to individuals based on their immigration status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith its \u2018Welcoming City Ordinance\u2019 making it a sanctuary city, Chicago will not deny city services to individuals based on their immigration status.\u00a0The city also does not require local police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities,\u201d Abbott\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1565138872887115776?s=20&amp;t=nlPDsg2BJWFdfNEW5mmGqQ\">promised<\/a> to keep busing illegal aliens to so-called sanctuary cities until the Biden administration \u201cdoes its job\u201d to secure the border.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-caden-pearson\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/38ce23ace09f12718ad757e5cb92eca2\" alt=\"Caden Pearson\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Caden Pearson is a reporter based in Australia. Contact him on caden.pearson@epochtimes.com.au<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. 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