A Chicago resident is taking aim at the city's council for approving a $70 million in extra funding for food and shelter for migrants in the Windy City.
A Chicago resident and activist who protested against another tranche of funding going toward migrant care in the Windy City is warning that the city risks going bankrupt if it continues -- days after the city council green lit the additional $70 million despite furious opposition. 'The main objection is that there seems to be no end in sight,' P Rae Easley told Fox News Digital in an interview.
Mayor Johnson’s office said the funding request was to ensure the city is prepared 'should there be any sudden increases in new arrivals sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.' The city aims to provide 'basic necessities' including food, shelter, medical care, education, vaccines, case management and resettlement support. According to Johnson’s office, the city has at its peak been dealing with more than 2,000 migrants coming in a week.
Easley highlighted the need in the city for additional resources for rehab for addicts, as well as the restoration of transport for general education students in the city. 'If the city has money, then that money needs to be allocated to pupil transportation, because we're already in a district with 40% absenteeism. So it's not fair that they were able to provide transportation for the illegals and not American children of taxpayers,' she said.
Two things. Number one, I am a Negro woman, which means that I am 100% American and that immigration story does not belong to me. But beyond that, the immigrants that came to this country came here legally, whether it be through Ellis Island or the Port of New Orleans,' she said. 'The purpose of immigrating to this country is for us to vet who you are before you get here and have a record of your entry.
just want people to know that we're not an anti-Brandon Johnson group. We are an anti-chaos and progressivism group. And if he chooses to be the spokesperson for them, then he deserves all of the energy that we're pushing against them,' she warned.
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