{"id":1929603,"date":"2023-05-12T08:55:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-residents-informed-the-city-plans-to-take-in-250-migrants-watch-how-they-react\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T08:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T12:59:24","slug":"chicago-residents-informed-the-city-plans-to-take-in-250-migrants-watch-how-they-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-residents-informed-the-city-plans-to-take-in-250-migrants-watch-how-they-react\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago to welcome 250 migrants, residents&#8217; reaction awaited."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fchicago-residents-informed-the-city-plans-to-take-in-250-migrants-watch-how-they-react%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=1929603&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--><h2>Chicago Residents React to City&#8217;s Plan to House Illegal Immigrants<\/h2>\n<p>Residents of Chicago\u2019s South Shore community were not thrilled when they learned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-salvador-plans-first-bitcoin-city-will-raise-1-billion-with-bitcoin-bond\/\" title=\"El Salvador Plans First \u2018Bitcoin City,\u2019 Will Raise  Billion With \u2018Bitcoin Bond\u2019\">city planned<\/a> to take in some 250 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President Trump Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that Found MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">illegal immigrants<\/a> \u2013 a number that they said was \u201cfluid\u201d and could increase over time.<\/p>\n<p>During a public meeting addressing the situation, residents raised questions regarding crime and safety and asked why the city had not bothered to consult the people who lived in the community before making plans to bring more people in.<\/p>\n<h3>Residents Speak Out<\/h3>\n<p>City leaders attempted to explain that the plan included converting an old high school building into a \u201crespite center\u201d for illegal immigrants, but the residents were not receptive to any of the officials\u2019 explanations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to the total number of people at South Shore at any given point in time, it is fluid,\u201d one official said. \u201cWe\u2019d start with 250, 500.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd erupted in response, and then a resident stepped up to the microphone. \u201cHow could you do that without consulting us?\u201d she asked, and another added, \u201cI am concerned with safety in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this crisis may constitute an emergency for the city of Chicago, it does not constitute an emergency for the South Shore community,\u201d 8th Ward Alderwoman Michelle Harris said, prompting cheers and applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n<h3>Chicago&#8217;s Sanctuary City Status<\/h3>\n<p>Chicago has been a self-proclaimed \u201csanctuary city\u201d \u2013 where city officials are not permitted to enforce federal immigration laws \u2013 since former Mayor Harold Washington first issued an executive order to that effect in 1985. However, the recent surge in migrants arriving in Chicago has led to police departments being overwhelmed and outgoing Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot declaring a state of emergency. \u201cWe\u2019ve reached a breaking point,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago&#8217;s Chief Engagement Officer Nubia William tried to impress upon the residents that they were trying to help mitigate a humanitarian crisis \u2014 but the crowd began to shout her down before she could even finish her first sentence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think about Chicago&#8217;s plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-trump-gone-the-media-no-longer-cares-about-kids-in-cages\/\" title=\"With Trump Gone, The Media No Longer Cares About \u2018Kids In Cages\u2019\">house illegal immigrants<\/a>? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Chicago\u2019s South Shore community were not thrilled when they learned that the city planned to take in some 250 illegal immigrants \u2013 a number that they said was \u201cfluid\u201d and could increase over time. 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