Chicago officials appealing for contributions and volunteers to assist with immigrants arriving from Texas
Volunteers and financial contributions are being sought by Chicago authorities to aid immigrants who are being bused to the city from Texas, where the Republican governor is fighting President Biden’s immigration policy.
A second busload of around 50 immigrants arrived in Chicago on Sunday, days after the first busload of approximately 75 immigrants arrived in the city.
The Mayor of the city, Lori Lightfoot, said that the city had not yet heard from any Texas authorities and she requested the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, to assist in providing the immigrants with more humanitarian treatment.
As part of his plan to distribute the flood of individuals who enter his border state, he has been sending migrants who are in the country illegally by bus from Texas to communities in the United States with Democratic mayors. These cities are located in the United States. On Friday, Abbott sent out a tweet in which he said, “Operation Lone Star continues to combat Biden’s dangerous border crisis. To relieve overwhelmed Texas communities, we’ve bussed over 7,600 migrants to DC, over 1,900 to NYC, & 95 migrants arrived in Chicago Wednesday.”
“He tries to send human beings, not cargo, not freight, but human beings across the country to an uncertain destination,” Lightfoot said of the Texas governor. “He is manufacturing a human crisis and it makes no sense to me.”
A website has been established by the city of Chicago for members of the general public who are interested in volunteering to assist the migrants or donating supplies such as clothes, books, diapers, and other sundries.
According to Lightfoot, a number of different groups have already begun providing help.
“We’re a welcoming city, so we’re always gonna step up and do the right thing to make sure that migrants who are coming here to our city are well received.” Lightfoot said.
